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SENATE BILL 20
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(PRE–FILED) CF HB 343
By: Senator Simonaire
Requested: August 17, 2023
Introduced and read first time: January 10, 2024
Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: February 8, 2024
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Environment – Cox Creek Citizens Oversight Committee – Membership 2
Alterations 3
FOR the purpose of altering the membership of the Cox Creek Citizens Oversight 4
Committee; requiring the Committee to provide certain input and recommendations 5
to the Maryland Port Administration regarding certain management of dredged 6
material; and generally relating to the Cox Creek Citizens Oversight Committee. 7
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8
Article – Environment 9
Section 5–1102.1 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2013 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 12
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
Article – Environment 15
5–1102.1. 16
(a) (1) The Governor shall appoint a Cox Creek Citizens Oversight Committee. 17
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(2) The terms of the members of the Oversight Committee shall be 1
determined by the Governor. 2
(b) The Oversight Committee shall be composed of the following members: 3
(1) 2 members of the North County Land Trust 1 MEMBER OF THE LAND 4
TRUST THAT HOLDS THE CONSERVATION EASEMEN T OF THE COX CREEK FOREST 5
CONSERVATION EASEMENT AREA; 6
(2) 1 delegate to the Greater Pasadena Council who represents a 7
waterfront community; 8
(3) 1 member of the Pasadena Sport Fishermen’s Group; 9
(4) 1 member of the Anne Arundel County Watermen’s Association 10
INDIVIDUAL WHO REPRESENTS RECREATIO NAL BIRDING IN ANNE ARUNDEL 11
COUNTY; 12
(5) [1 member of the Maryland Saltwater Sport Fishermen’s Association; 13
(6)] 1 individual who represents the pleasure boating industry in Anne 14
Arundel County; 15
[(7)] (6) 1 member of the Pasadena Business Association; 16
[(8)] (7) 1 member of the Restore Rock Creek organization; 17
[(9)] (8) 1 member of the [South Baltimore Business Alliance] 18
BALTIMORE INDUSTRIAL GROUP; 19
(9) 1 MEMBER OF THE STONEY BEACH ASSOCIATION 2 INDIVIDUALS 20
WHO REPR ESENT A WATERFRONT C OMMUNITY IN THE NORT HERN PART OF ANNE 21
ARUNDEL COUNTY; 22
(10) 1 MEMBER OF THE RIVIERA BEACH RESIDENTS COUNCIL; 23
[(10)] (11) 1 resident of legislative district 31; and 24
[(11)] (12) 1 resident of legislative district 46. 25
(c) The Oversight Committee shall: 26
(1) Monitor the redeposit of Anne Arundel County dredged material and 27
other dredged material in the Cox Creek area MANAGEMENT OF DREDGE D MATERIAL 28
AT THE COX CREEK DREDGED MATERIAL CONTAINMENT FACILITY; 29 SENATE BILL 20 3
(2) (I) Hear and disp ose ADVISE THE MARYLAND PORT 1
ADMINISTRATION of complaints lodged by individuals affected by the redeposit of Anne 2
Arundel County dredged material and other dredged material in the Cox Creek area; and 3
(II) PROVIDE INPUT AND FEE DBACK TO THE MARYLAND PORT 4
ADMINISTRATION REGARD ING THE MANAGEMENT O F DREDGED MATERIAL A T THE 5
COX CREEK DREDGED MATERIAL CONTAINMENT FACILITY; AND 6
(III) MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MARYLAND PORT 7
ADMINISTRATION ON THE POTENTIAL IMPACT THA T ACTIVITIES AT THE 8
CONTAINMENT FACILITY MAY HAVE ON NEARBY C OMMUNITIES AND NATUR AL 9
RESOURCES; AND 10
(3) Appoint a member from the Committee to serve as a liaison to the 11
Innovative [Use Advisory Council] REUSE COMMITTEE. 12
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 13
October July 1, 2024. 14
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.