Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB979 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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7	7	SENATE BILL 979
8	8	M2 2lr3057
9	9	SB 437/20 – EHE
10	10	By: Senators Salling, Klausmeier, Jennings, West, Lam, Hettleman, Sydnor, and
11	11	Kelley
12	12	Introduced and read first time: February 18, 2022
13	13	Assigned to: Rules
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15	15	A BILL ENTITLED
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17	17	AN ACT concerning 1
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19	19	Prohibition of Dredging on Man–O–War Shoals 2
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21	21	FOR the purpose of prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from including the 3
22	22	dredging of buried oyster shells on Man–O–War Shoals as part of a fishery 4
23	23	management plan; prohibiting the Department from dredging buried oyster shells 5
24	24	on Man–O–War Shoals; and generally relating to the management of the State’s 6
25	25	oyster culture by the Department of Natural Resources. 7
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27	27	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8
28	28	Article – Natural Resources 9
29	29	Section 4–215(b)(6) 10
30	30	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
31	31	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 12
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33	33	BY adding to 13
34	34	Article – Natural Resources 14
35	35	Section 4–215(e)(6) 15
36	36	Annotated Code of Maryland 16
37	37	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 17
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39	39	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 18
40	40	Article – Natural Resources 19
41	41	Section 4–1103(a) 20
42	42	Annotated Code of Maryland 21
43	43	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 22
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45	45	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY T HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 23
46	46	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 24
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48	48	Article – Natural Resources 25 2 SENATE BILL 979
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52	52	4–215. 1
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54	54	(b) The Department shall prepare fishery management plans for the following 2
55	55	species: 3
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57	57	(6) Oysters; 4
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59	59	(e) (6) IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 4–1103 OF THIS TITLE, THE 5
60	60	DEPARTMENT MAY NOT IN CLUDE THE DREDGING O F BURIED OYSTER SHEL LS ON 6
61	61	MAN–O–WAR SHOALS AS PART OF A F ISHERY MANAGEMENT PL AN. 7
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63	63	4–1103. 8
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65	65	(a) (1) [The] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS 9
66	66	SUBSECTION, THE Department shall take measures which in its judgment seem best 10
67	67	calculated to increase the productivity or utility of oyster resources in the State, including: 11
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69	69	[(1)] (I) Identifying and using effective methods of cleaning diseased 12
70	70	oyster bars; 13
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72	72	[(2)] (II) Providing clean shell for the bars; 14
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74	74	[(3)] (III) Using hatchery produced oysters to replant sites; and 15
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76	76	[(4)] (IV) Applying for a permit to dredge buried oyster shells. 16
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78	78	(2) THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT DR EDGE BURIED OYSTER S HELLS ON 17
79	79	MAN–O–WAR SHOALS. 18
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81	81	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 19
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