Section 8-609 - Control of phragmites. - Maryland Statutes

§ 8-609. Control of phragmites.
 

(a)  In general.- The Secretary shall implement a program to control the spread of phragmites, where appropriate: 

(1) Along the rights-of-way of the State highway system; and 

(2) On other lands that the Department owns or controls. 

(b)  Study and analysis of progress.- The Department shall study and analyze the progress made in the control in the spread of phragmites on lands that the Department owns or controls. 

(c)  Report.- By December 1, 1994, and on request of the committees thereafter, the Department shall submit a report under subsections (a) and (b) of this section on the management and control of the spread of phragmites to: 

(1) The Environmental Matters Committee of the House of Delegates of Maryland; and 

(2) The Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee of the Senate of Maryland. 
 

[1989, ch. 652, § 2; 1994, ch. 557; 1995, ch. 488, § 16; 1997, ch. 14, § 1; 2003, ch. 21, § 1.]