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10	7		SENATE BILL 968
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13	10		By: Howard County Senators
14	11		Introduced and read first time: January 28, 2025
15	12		Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
16		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
17		-	Senate action: Adopted
18		-	Read second time: February 25, 2025
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20		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	14	+	A BILL ENTITLED
21	15
22	16		AN ACT concerning 1
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24	18		Howard County – Patuxent River Wildland – Use of Motor Vehicles and 2
25		-	~~Mechanical or~~ Motorized Equipment 3
	19	+	Motorized Equipment 3
26	20
27	21		Ho. Co. 5–25 4
28	22
29	23		FOR the purpose of authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to enter into certain 5
30	24		use agreements to facilitate the use of motor vehicles and motorized equipment for 6
31		-	the purpose of maintaining certain paths use mechanical or motorized equipment for 7
32		-	certain purposes within the Patuxent River Wildland; and generally relating to the 8
33		-	Patuxent River Wildland. 9
	25	+	the purpose of maintaining certain paths within the Patuxent River Wildland; and 7
	26	+	generally relating to the Patuxent River Wildland. 8
34	27
35		-	BY repealing and reenacting, ~~without~~ amendments, 10
36		-	Article – Natural Resources 11
37		-	Section 5–~~1203(a) 12~~
38		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 13
39		-	(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 14
	28	+	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 9
	29	+	Article – Natural Resources 10
	30	+	Section 5–1212 11
	31	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 12
	32	+	(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13
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41		-	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 15
	34	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
	35	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
	36	+
42	37		Article – Natural Resources 16
43		-	Section 5–1212 5–1203(h) 17
44		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 18
45		-	(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 19
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47		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 20
48		-	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 21 2 SENATE BILL 968
	39	+	5–1212. 17
	40	+
	41	+	(A) Except as provided in Part II of this subtitle, and subject to existing private 18
	42	+	rights, a commercial enterprise or permanent road, except fire roads, may not exist within 19
	43	+	any wildlife area designated by Part II of this subtitle. 20
	44	+
	45	+	(B) (1) Except as necessary to meet minimum requirements for the 21
	46	+	administration of the area for the purpose of Part II of this subtitle, including measures 22
	47	+	required in emergencies involving the health and safety of persons within the area, AND 23 2 SENATE BILL 968
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	50	+	EXCEPT AS PROVIDED I N PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , there shall be no 1
	51	+	temporary road, use of motor vehicles, motorized equipment, motorboats, landing of 2
	52	+	aircraft, or other forms of mechanical transport, and no structure or installation within any 3
	53	+	area. 4
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52		-	Article – Natural Resources 1
	55	+	(2) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ENTER INTO USE AGREE MENTS WITH 5
	56	+	VOLUNTEERS TO FACILI TATE THE USE OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTORIZED 6
	57	+	EQUIPMENT WITH IN THE PATUXENT RIVER WILDLAND FOR THE PURP OSE OF 7
	58	+	MAINTAINING EXISTING PATHS TO ENSURE CLEA R AND SAFE ACCESS TO THE 8
	59	+	WILDLAND. 9
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54		-	5–1212. 2
55		-
56		-	(A) Except as provided in Part II of this subtitle, and subject to existing private 3
57		-	rights, a commercial enterprise or permanent road, except fire roads, may not exist within 4
58		-	any wildlife area designated by Part II of this subtitle. 5
59		-
60		-	(B) (1) Except as necessary to meet minimum requirements for the 6
61		-	administration of the area for the purpose of Part II of this subtitle, including measures 7
62		-	required in emergencies involving the health and safety of persons within the area, AND 8
63		-	EXCEPT AS PROVIDED I N PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , there shall be no 9
64		-	temporary road, use of motor vehicles, motorized equipment, motorboats, landing of 10
65		-	aircraft, or other forms of mechanical transport, and no structure or installation within any 11
66		-	area. 12
67		-
68		-	(2) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ENTER INTO USE AGREEMENTS WITH 13
69		-	VOLUNTEERS TO FACILI TATE THE USE OF MOTO R VEHICLES AND MOTOR IZED 14
70		-	EQUIPMENT WITHIN THE PATUXENT RIVER WILDLAND FOR THE PURP OSE OF 15
71		-	MAINTAINING EXISTING PATHS TO ENSURE CLEA R AND SAFE ACCESS TO THE 16
72		-	WILDLAND. 17
73		-
74		-	5–1203. 18
75		-
76		-	(a) (1) In order to assure that an increasing population, accompanied by 19
77		-	expanding settlement and growing mechanization, does not occupy and modify all areas 20
78		-	within the State, leaving no lands designated for preservation and protection in their 21
79		-	natural condition, it is the policy of the General Assembly to secure for the people of present 22
80		-	and future generations the benefits of an enduring resource of State wildlands. 23
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82		-	(2) For this purpose there is established a State wildlands preservation 24
83		-	system composed of areas in the State designated by the General Assembly as “wildland 25
84		-	areas”. 26
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86		-	(3) The wildland areas shall be administered for the use and enjoyment of 27
87		-	the people of Maryland in a manner that will leave them unimpaired for the future use and 28
88		-	enjoyment as wildlands, to provide for their protection, preservation of their wildland 29
89		-	character, and for gathering and dissemination of information regarding their use and 30
90		-	enjoyment as wildlands. 31
91		-
92		-	(4) A State land may not be designated as a wildland area except as 32
93		-	provided for in this section or by a subsequent act. 33
94		-	SENATE BILL 968 3
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96		-
97		-	(h) (1) Pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, that property 1
98		-	in Howard and Montgomery counties containing approximately 1579 acres and described 2
99		-	as follows is a Type 2 State wildland and shall be named the “Patuxent River Wildland”: 3
100		-
101		-	Parcel 1: 4
102		-
103		-	Beginning at a point on the south shore of the Patuxent River at the eastern margin 5
104		-	of the right–of–way of the Hipsley Mill Road, and proceeding counterclockwise about the 6
105		-	boundary of the wildland area, southwesterly with said right –of–way margin 7
106		-	approximately 3,050 feet to the southern boundary of Patuxent River State Park (hereafter 8
107		-	the Park). Thence leaving Hipsley Mill Road and following said Park boundary 9
108		-	southeasterly approximately 1,700 feet; thence leaving the Park boundary and with the 10
109		-	forest bounding a field, on the right hand, easterly approximately 1,400 feet. Still with the 11
110		-	forest edge southwesterly approximately 300 feet, thence easterly approximately 300 feet, 12
111		-	thence southeasterly approximately 800 feet, thence southwesterly approximately 475 feet, 13
112		-	again to the Park boundary. Thence with said Park boundary southeasterly approximately 14
113		-	550 feet. Then leaving the Park boundary and again with the forest edge northeasterly 15
114		-	approximately 1,150 feet, southeasterly approximately 400 feet, southerly approximately 16
115		-	275 feet, thence southeasterly approximately 750 feet, thence northeasterly approximately 17
116		-	550 feet, thence southeasterly approximately 250 feet, thence northeasterly approximately 18
117		-	500 feet. Thence still with the forest edge southeasterly approximately 600 feet, thence 19
118		-	southwesterly approximately 750 feet, thence easterly approximately 150 feet thence 20
119		-	southerly approximately 250 feet, thence easterly approximately 900 feet. Thence again 21
120		-	with the forest edge northeasterly approximately 1,100 feet, thence easterly approximately 22
121		-	300 feet, thence northeasterly approximately 1,400 feet, thence southeasterly 23
122		-	approximately 650 feet, thence northerly approximately 1,050 feet, thence northeasterly 24
123		-	approximately 550 feet, thence northerly approximately 420 feet to the Patuxent River. 25
124		-	Thence crossing the river in a northwesterly direction approximately 100 feet. Thence with 26
125		-	the forest edge and the river southeasterly approximately 300 feet; then leaving the river 27
126		-	and following the forest edge northeasterly with a field on the right, approximately 150 feet 28
127		-	thence northerly approximately 420 feet, thence northwesterly approximately 475 feet, 29
128		-	thence northerly approximately 400 feet. Thence still with the forest edge easterly 30
129		-	approximately 150 feet, thence northerly approximately 650 feet, thence westerly 31
130		-	approximately 900 feet, thence northerly approximately 800 feet. Thence leaving the forest 32
131		-	edge and cutting through a narrow neck of woods, still northerly approximately 200 feet, 33
132		-	then again with the forest edge westerly approximately 550 feet. Again cutting through a 34
133		-	neck of woods still westerly approximately 550 feet. Once again with the forest edge 35
134		-	southwesterly approximately 450 feet, thence northwesterly approximately 1,175 feet, 36
135		-	thence southerly approximately 500 feet, thence westerly with the forest edge 37
136		-	approximately 300 feet, thence northeasterly approximately 1,375 feet, thence 38
137		-	northwesterly approximately 375 feet, thence southwesterly approximately 650 feet, thence 39
138		-	northeasterly approximately 450 feet, thence still with the forest edge easterly 40
139		-	approximately 1,150 feet to the Park boundary. Thence with said Park boundary 41
140		-	northeasterly approximately 825 feet, thence northwesterly approximately 700 feet, thence 42
141		-	southwesterly approximately 800 feet, thence westerly approximately 350 feet, thence 43
142		-	northwesterly approximately 275 feet to an old field. Thence with the field on the right 44
143		-	hand and with the forest edge southwesterly approximately 375 feet, thence northwesterly 45 4 SENATE BILL 968
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145		-
146		-	approximately 425 feet to Hipsley Mill Road. Thence with Hipsley Mill Road southwesterly 1
147		-	approximately 600 feet to the edge of an old field. Thence leaving Hipsley Mill Road and 2
148		-	with the field on the right hand and with the forest edge southeasterly approximately 350 3
149		-	feet, thence southwesterly through a narrow neck of woods approximately 525 feet, thence 4
150		-	still with the forest edge southeasterly approximately 1,150 feet, thence westerly 5
151		-	approximately 300 feet, thence southeasterly approximately 500 feet thence southerly 6
152		-	approximately 400 feet, thence easterly approximately 175 feet, thence with the field on 7
153		-	the right hand and with the forest edge southerly approximately 550 feet, thence westerly 8
154		-	approximately 200 feet, thence southwesterly approximately 475 feet, thence northwesterly 9
155		-	approximately 250 feet, thence northerly approximately 500 feet. Thence still with the 10
156		-	forest edge northerly approximately 350 feet, thence southerly approximately 550 feet, 11
157		-	thence northwesterly approximately 1,600 feet to the Hipsley Mill Road. Thence with the 12
158		-	eastern margin of said road right–of–way, southwesterly approximately 1,250 feet, thence 13
159		-	southerly approximately 750 feet again crossing the Patuxent River to the beginning point. 14
160		-
161		-	A twenty–five hundredths (0.25) of an acre parking area located approximately 50 15
162		-	feet northeast of the Patuxent River along the east side of Hipsley Mill Road shall be 16
163		-	excluded from the Patuxent River Wildland. 17
164		-
165		-	Parcel 2 18
166		-
167		-	Beginning at a point, said point being the beginning of the 2nd line of a tract of land 19
168		-	which by deed dated January 24, 1975, and recorded in the land records of Howard County 20
169		-	in Liber 719, Folio 027, was conveyed by Wiley G. Griffith to the State of Maryland, to the 21
170		-	use of the Department of Natural Resources, and running with said second line, south 69 22
171		-	degrees 25 minutes 30 seconds east 818.49 feet to a point, said point being the beginning of 23
172		-	the eleventh line of a tract of land which by deed dated, June 26, 1969, and recorded in the 24
173		-	land records of Howard County in Liber 513, Folio 289, was conveyed by Theron P. and 25
174		-	Elizabeth Sager to the State of Maryland, to the use of the Department of Forest and Parks, 26
175		-	and running with said line, south 70 degrees 50 minutes 20 seconds east 130.00 feet more 27
176		-	or less to a point, north 16 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds east 960.00 feet to a point on the 28
177		-	southern edge of Annapolis Rock Road, thence running with the south side of said road in 29
178		-	a easterly direction to the intersection and western edge of Hipsley Mill Road, thence 30
179		-	running with the western edge of Hipsley Mill Road in a southwesterly direction 1800 feet 31
180		-	to a point in the western edge of said road, said point also being distant north 36 degrees 32
181		-	46 minutes 30 seconds west 150.00 feet from a point located north 56 degrees 03 minutes 33
182		-	23 seconds west 20.00 from the end of the 33rd line of a tract of land which by deed dated, 34
183		-	February 1, 1972, and recorded in the land records of Howard County in Liber 584, Folio 35
184		-	211, was conveyed by George G. and Sidney Ann Adams Wilson to the State of Maryland, 36
185		-	to the use of the Department of Forests and Parks, and running thence, north 56 degrees 37
186		-	03 minutes 23 seconds west 890 feet more or less to a point in the 30th line of said 38
187		-	aforementioned conveyance, thence running with part of said 30th line, south 28 degrees 39
188		-	39 minutes 20 seconds west 1200.00 feet more or less to a point, north 67 degrees 00 40
189		-	minutes 00 seconds west 650.00 feet more or less to a point, north 81 degrees 30 minutes 41
190		-	00 seconds west 800.00 feet more or less feet to a point, north 33 degrees 30 minutes 00 42
191		-	seconds east 300.00 feet more or less to a point, north 57 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds 43
192		-	west 430.00 feet more or less to a point, south 09 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds west 550.00 44 SENATE BILL 968 5
193		-
194		-
195		-	feet more or less feet to a point, south 70 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds east 930.00 feet 1
196		-	more or less to a point, north 66 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds east 270.00 feet more or 2
197		-	less to a point, south 66 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds east 840.00 feet more or less to a 3
198		-	point, south 31 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds east 450.00 feet more or less to a point on 4
199		-	the west edge of Hipsley Mill Road, thence running with the west edge of said road 2850 5
200		-	feet more or less to a point, said point being distant north 76 degrees 02 minutes 12 seconds 6
201		-	west 20.00 feet from the beginning of the first line of a tract of land which by deed dated, 7
202		-	March 8, 1975, and recorded in the land records of Montgomery County in Liber 4633, Folio 8
203		-	650, was conveyed by William B. King to the State of Maryland, to the use of the 9
204		-	Department of Natural Resources, and running thence, north 76 degrees 02 minutes 12 10
205		-	seconds west 56.51 feet to a point, north 67 degrees 22 minutes 12 seconds west 612.57 feet 11
206		-	to a point, north 86 degrees 44 minutes 42 seconds west 219.50 feet to a point, said point 12
207		-	being the end of the third line of said aforementioned conveyance from King, thence 13
208		-	running, north 86 degrees 44 minutes 42 seconds west 221.81 feet to a point, said point 14
209		-	being the end of the 11th line of a tract of land which by deed dated June 10, 1971, and 15
210		-	recorded in the land records of Montgomery County in Liber 4081, Folio 247, was conveyed 16
211		-	by Margaret Gallagher to the State of Maryland, to the use of the Department of Forest 17
212		-	and Parks, and running thence with said eleventh line, north 66 degrees 36 minutes 14 18
213		-	seconds west 200.00 feet to a point, south 29 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 1120.00 19
214		-	feet more or less to a point, north 83 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 480.00 feet more 20
215		-	or less to a point, said point being distant south 34 degrees 16 minutes 36 seconds 200.00 21
216		-	feet from the end of the 7th line of the last mentioned deed, thence running, south 07 22
217		-	degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 800.00 feet more or less to a point, said point being in 23
218		-	the northernmost line of the PEPCO transmission line right of way, thence running along 24
219		-	the northern line of said right of way in a northwesterly direction 580.00 feet more or less 25
220		-	to a point, thence leaving said right of way and running north 11 degrees 00 minutes 00 26
221		-	seconds west 630.00 feet more or less to a point, said point being the end of the seventh line 27
222		-	of a tract of land which by deed dated September 2, 1971, and recorded in the land records 28
223		-	of Montgomery County in Liber 4118, Folio 689, was conveyed by A. W. Thompson to the 29
224		-	State of Maryland, to the use of the Department of Forest and Parks, and running thence 30
225		-	with the 8th, 9th and 10th line of the last mentioned deed, north 03 degrees 31 minutes 50 31
226		-	seconds west 305.50 feet to a point, north 50 degrees 13 minutes 45 seconds west 717.75 32
227		-	feet to a point, south 41 degrees 58 minutes 35 seconds west 492.54 feet to a point, said 33
228		-	point being the end of the 1st line of a tract of land which by deed dated January 6, 1981, 34
229		-	and recorded in the land records of Montgomery County in Liber 5641, Folio 156, was 35
230		-	conveyed by Jerome W. and Ella Jean Cassidy to the State of Maryland, to the use of the 36
231		-	Department of Natural Resources, and running thence with the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 37
232		-	7th line of said deed, south 47 degrees 16 minutes 25 seconds east 656.72 feet to a point, 38
233		-	south 47 degrees 16 minutes 25 seconds east 232.01 feet to a point, south 68 degrees 42 39
234		-	minutes 42 seconds west 76.83 feet to a point, north 75 degrees 29 minutes 58 seconds west 40
235		-	122.09 feet to a point, south 85 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 208.00 feet to a point 41
236		-	in the northernmost right of way line of PEPCO and running with said right of way in a 42
237		-	northwesterly direction 2100.00 feet more or less to a point, said point being south 65 43
238		-	degrees 44 minutes 39 seconds east from the end of the 2nd line of a tract of land which by 44
239		-	deed dated September 19, 1984, and recorded in the land records of Montgomery County in 45
240		-	Liber 6566, Folio 868, was conveyed by Kenneth and Nancy Zastrow to the State of 46
241		-	Maryland, to the use of the Department of Natural Resources, and running thence, north 47 6 SENATE BILL 968
242		-
243		-
244		-	08 degrees 30 minutes 45 seconds east 77.00 feet more or less to a point, north 13 degrees 1
245		-	18 minutes 12 seconds east 149.28 feet to a point, north 09 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds 2
246		-	102.01 feet to a point, said point being the end of the 11th line of a tract of land which by 3
247		-	deed dated September 2, 1971 and recorded in the land records of Montgomery County in 4
248		-	Liber 4118, Folio 689, was conveyed by A. W. Thompson to the State of Maryland, to the 5
249		-	use of the Department of Natural Resources, and running thence, north 46 degrees 12 6
250		-	minutes 00 seconds east 1537.00 feet to a point on the south bank of the Patuxent River, 7
251		-	thence running with the south bank of said river in a northwesterly direction 300.00 feet 8
252		-	more or less to a point on the east side of Madcap Road, thence running with the east side 9
253		-	of Madcap Road in a northwesterly direction 600.00 feet more or less to a point on the 10
254		-	easternmost line of a gas line right of way, thence running with the easternmost line of said 11
255		-	right of way in a northerly direction 24000.00 feet more or less to a point, thence running 12
256		-	north 88 degrees 00 seconds 00 minutes east 250.00 feet more or less to the beginning. 13
257		-
258		-	Within this parcel of the Patuxent River Wildland are twenty (20) acres of leased 14
259		-	agricultural land located off the west side of Hipsley Mill Road approximately 700 feet from 15
260		-	the Patuxent River. This use may continue until December 31, 1998. 16
261		-
262		-	Parcel 3 17
263		-
264		-	Beginning at a point, said point being situated south 18 degrees 43 minutes 03 18
265		-	seconds west 859.29 feet from the beginning of the 12th line of a tract of land which by deed 19
266		-	dated December 3, 1975, and recorded in the land records of Howard County in Liber 747, 20
267		-	Folio 330, was conveyed by Howard and Mary Nicodemus to the State of Maryland, to the 21
268		-	use of the Department of Forest and Parks, said point also being a corner of the previously 22
269		-	established Patuxent River Wildland, and running thence, south 18 degrees 43 minutes 03 23
270		-	seconds west 400 feet more or less to a point, south 57 degrees 39 minutes 47 seconds east 24
271		-	935.90 feet to a point, south 69 degrees 09 minutes 01 seconds east 1,435.28 feet to a point, 25
272		-	south 08 degrees 27 minutes 54 seconds west 400.00 feet more or less to a point in a line of 26
273		-	the previously mentioned wildland, thence running with the outline of said wildland to the 27
274		-	point of beginning. 28
275		-
276		-	Within this parcel of the Patuxent River Wildland are thirty (30) acres of leased 29
277		-	agricultural land immediately south of Cabin Branch. This use may continue until 30
278		-	December 31, 1999. 31
279		-
280		-	Parcel 4 32
281		-
282		-	Beginning at a point, said point being the end of the 4th line of a tract of land which 33
283		-	by deed dated March 10 1972, and recorded in the land records of Montgomery County in 34
284		-	Liber 4193, Folio 797, was conveyed by Walter Tarlton Bryan to the State of Maryland, to 35
285		-	the use of the Department of Forests and Parks, said point also being a corner of the 36
286		-	previously established Patuxent River Wildland, and running thence, south 45 degrees 00 37
287		-	minutes 00 seconds west 450.00 feet more or less to a point, said point being in the northerly 38
288		-	right of way of the PEPCO transmission line, thence running with said right of way in a 39
289		-	northwesterly direction 2200.00 feet more or less to a point in a line of the aforementioned 40
290		-	wildland, and running thence with the outline of said wildland to the point of beginning. 41 SENATE BILL 968 7
291		-
292		-
293		-
294		-	Within this parcel of the Patuxent River Wildland are twenty (20) acres of leased 1
295		-	agricultural land located along the PEPCO power line right of way approximately 2400 feet 2
296		-	east of Hipsley Mill Road. This use may continue until December 31, 1998. 3
297		-
298		-	(2) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PRO VISION OF THIS TITLE , TO 4
299		-	PRESERVE, MAINTAIN, STUDY, RESEARCH, AND EDUCATE THE PUBL IC ABOUT THE 5
300		-	AREA’S ECOLOGICAL FEATURE S AND RARE HABITATS , WITHIN THE PATUXENT 6
301		-	RIVER WILDLAND THE DEPARTMENT MAY : 7
302		-
303		-	(I) RETAIN, MAINTAIN, REMOVE, OR REP LACE EXISTING 8
304		-	TRAILS USING MECHANI CAL OR MOTORIZED EQU IPMENT; AND 9
305		-
306		-	(II) REMOVE, REPLACE, OR DISPOSE OF NONNAT IVE SPECIES 10
307		-	USING MECHANICAL OR MOTORIZED EQUIPMENT . 11
308		-
309		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 12
310		-	October 1, 2025. 13
311		-
312		-
313		-
314		-
315		-	Approved:
316		-	________________________________________________________________________________
317		-	Governor.
318		-	________________________________________________________________________________
319		-	President of the Senate.
320		-	________________________________________________________________________________
321		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
	61	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 10
	62	+	October 1, 2025. 11