Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1022 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.
5	5	hb1022
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 1022
8	8	M2 5lr3432
9	9	CF SB 837
10	10	By: Delegates Hutchinson, Adams, Jacobs, and Otto
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 3, 2025
12	12	Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Oyster Restoration – Use of Federal Funds – Prohibition 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from using federal 3
21	21	funds for oyster restoration projects in State waters during a certain period of time, 4
22	22	subject to a certain exception; and generally relating to oyster restoration. 5
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24	24	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 6
25	25	Article – Natural Resources 7
26	26	Section 4–1014(a) and (b) 8
27	27	Annotated Code of Maryland 9
28	28	(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 10
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30	30	BY adding to 11
31	31	Article – Natural Resources 12
32	32	Section 4–1016 13
33	33	Annotated Code of Maryland 14
34	34	(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 15
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36	36	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 16
37	37	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 17
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39	39	Article – Natural Resources 18
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41	41	4–1014. 19
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43	43	(a) There is established a network of oyster sanctuaries in the five tributaries 20
44	44	identified by the Department for large–scale restoration in accordance with the 2014 21
45	45	Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. 22
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47	47	(b) In accordance with subsection (a) of this section: 23
48	48	2 HOUSE BILL 1022
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51	51	(1) There is an oyster sanctuary in Harris Creek that includes all of the 1
52	52	waters of Harris Creek enclosed by a line beginning at a point on the east shore of Tilghman 2
53	53	Island defined by Latitude 38 degrees 42.241 minutes north, Longitude 76 degrees 19.997 3
54	54	minutes west; then running northerly to a point on the south shore of Knapps Narrows, 4
55	55	defined by Latitude 38 degrees 42.925 minutes north, Longitude 76 degrees 19.709 minutes 5
56	56	west; then running 49 degrees true to a point on the north shore of Knapps Narrows, 6
57	57	defined by Latitude 38 degrees 43.035 minutes north, Longitude 76 degrees 19.547 minutes 7
58	58	west; then running northerly along the west shore of Harris Creek to its headwaters and 8
59	59	then southerly along the east shore of Harris Creek to a point on the shore of Change Point 9
60	60	defined by Latitude 38 degrees 43.008 minutes north, Longitude 76 degrees 17.656 minutes 10
61	61	west; then running 247 degrees true to the point of beginning; 11
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63	63	(2) There is an oyster sanctuary in the Little Choptank River that includes 12
64	64	all of the waters of the Little Choptank River upstream of a line beginning at a point on the 13
65	65	shore of Susquehanna Point defined by Latitude 38 degrees 30.642 minutes north, 14
66	66	Longitude 76 degrees 15.492 minutes west; then running 329 degrees true to a point on 15
67	67	shore at the south end of Ragged Point Island, defined by Latitude 38 degrees 31.886 16
68	68	minutes north, Longitude 76 degrees 16.440 minutes west; 17
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70	70	(3) There is an oyster sanctuary in the Tred Avon River that includes all of 18
71	71	the waters of the Tred Avon River north and east of a line beginning at a point on the shore 19
72	72	on the east side of Town Creek, defined by Latitude 38 degrees 41.835 minutes north, 20
73	73	Longitude 76 degrees 9.923 minutes west; then running 255 degrees true to a point defined 21
74	74	by Latitude 38 degrees 41.823 minutes north, Longitude 76 degrees 9.981 minutes west; 22
75	75	then running 0 degrees true to a point on the shore of the east side of Plaindealing Creek, 23
76	76	defined by Latitude 38 degrees 42.576 minutes north, Longitude 76 degrees 9.978 minutes 24
77	77	west; 25
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79	79	(4) There is an oyster sanctuary in the St. Mary’s River that includes all of 26
80	80	the waters of the St. Mary’s River beginning at a point on the shore southwest of Deep Point 27
81	81	defined by Latitude 38 degrees 11.279 minutes north, Longitude 76 degrees 26.639 minutes 28
82	82	west; then running 89 degrees true to a point on the shore at Church Point defined by 29
83	83	Latitude 38 degrees 11.286 minutes north, Longitude 76 degrees 26.263 minutes west; and 30
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85	85	(5) There is an oyster sanctuary in the Manokin River that includes all of 31
86	86	the waters of the Manokin River upstream of a line beginning at a point on the shore of 32
87	87	Hazard Point defined by Latitude 38 degrees 4.571 minutes north, Longitude 75 degrees 33
88	88	52.694 minutes west; then running 306 degrees true to a point on the shore at Pin Point on 34
89	89	Little Deal Island, defined by Latitude 38 degrees 6.750 minutes north, Longitude 75 35
90	90	degrees 56.552 minutes west; and east of a line beginning at a point on the shore at the 36
91	91	north end of Little Deal Island, defined by Latitude 38 degrees 7.695 minutes north, 37
92	92	Longitude 75 degrees 56.816 minutes west; then running 209 degrees true to a point on the 38
93	93	shore on the west side of Lower Thorofare, defined by Latitude 38 degrees 7.652 minutes 39
94	94	north, Longitude 75 degrees 56.847 minutes west; and southeast of a line beginning on the 40
95	95	shore on the east side of Laws Thorofare, defined by Latitude 38 degrees 8.904 minutes 41
96	96	north, Longitude 75 degrees 55.964 minutes west; then running 251 degrees true to a point 42 HOUSE BILL 1022 3
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99	99	on the west side of Laws Thorofare, defined by Latitude 38 degrees 8.873 minutes north, 1
100	100	Longitude 75 degrees 56.077 minutes west. 2
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102	102	4–1016. 3
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104	104	(A) THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO AN OYSTER R ESTORATION PROJECT 4
105	105	IN AN OYSTER SANCTUA RY IDENTIFIED UNDER § 4–1014 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 5
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107	107	(B) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION, FROM JULY 6
108	108	1, 2025, TO JUNE 30, 2030, BOTH INCLUSIVE , THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT US E 7
109	109	FEDERAL FUNDS FOR OY STER RESTORATION PRO JECTS IN STATE WATERS. 8
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111	111	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 9
112	112	1, 2025. It shall remain effective for a period of 5 years and, at the end of June 30, 2030, 10
113	113	this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and 11
114	114	of no further force and effect. 12
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