{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-natural-resources-8-706","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Natural Resources § 8–706","heading":"","body":"The Department shall carry out the administrative duties concerning the waterways improvement districts. In addition, the Department shall:\n(1) Review proposals and petitions to establish waterways improvement districts and report to the governing body on each proposed district as provided in § 8-705 of this subtitle;\n(2) Provide engineering design for waterways projects and supervise or provide supervision for these projects;\n(3) Clear debris, aquatic vegetation, and obstructions from waters of the State;\n(4) Provide liaison with the United States Army Corps of Engineers on projects under § 107 of the Rivers and Harbors Act;\n(5) Prepare requests for appropriation of funds necessary to pay the State’s share of the cost of projects;\n(6) Administer the Waterway Improvement Fund to provide interest-free loans to any governing body for a waterway improvement project as provided in § 8-708(d) of this subtitle; and\n(7) Administer the Waterway Improvement Fund to provide interest-free loans to a governing body for the benefit of a residential property owner, or group of residential property owners, with land abutting a channel adjacent to a main channel or harbor for dredging the adjacent channel as provided in § 8-708.1 of this subtitle.","path":["Article - Natural Resources"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gnr\u0026section=8-706","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:08Z","sha256":"f694c891a0c9829c16f194bc0e0ff24091147ecaf301389fe69392459d8ac5f0","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-natural-resources-8-705","next":"us-md/md.-code-natural-resources-8-707"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}