{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-natural-resources-8-1002","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Natural Resources § 8–1002","heading":"","body":"The Department shall:\n(1) Develop and implement a program to educate the public on every phase of shore and bank erosion, its causes and effects, the locations where erosion is a problem, and steps to be taken to control erosion;\n(2) Review petitions for formation of shore erosion control districts presented to any county and report to the county as provided in § 21–303 of the Local Government Article;\n(3) Provide technical assistance to individual property owners, municipalities, and counties having specific shore and bank erosion problems;\n(4) Design or cause to be designed shore erosion control projects, including vegetative cover, in shore erosion control districts;\n(5) Enter into agreements with any person to construct shore erosion control projects;\n(6) Administer the Fund to provide loans to any person in support of construction of shore erosion control projects;\n(7) Supervise or provide supervision of design and erection of any shore protective device the Fund finances in whole or part;\n(8) Prepare requests for appropriation of funds necessary to maintain the Fund;\n(9) Cooperate with the following units:\n(i) The State Highway Administration for shore erosion control where essential to protect municipal, county, or State roads;\n(ii) The United States Army Corps of Engineers to conduct shore erosion studies; and\n(iii) The Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture to evaluate and apply vegetative measures for shore erosion control;\n(10) Design, construct, and maintain shore erosion control works on State–owned lands if these projects are included in the budget for the Fund;\n(11) Actively seek to obtain available funds from the federal government for shore erosion control projects; and\n(12) Adopt regulations to implement this subtitle.","path":["Article - Natural Resources"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gnr\u0026section=8-1002","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:08Z","sha256":"5f43b04f675695c474a7ed3c3a5ef069362ac8aa308ad68752597b4cfc99f289","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-natural-resources-8-1001","next":"us-md/md.-code-natural-resources-8-1003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}