§ 5-901. Definitions  


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  •    (a) In general. -- In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

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       This subsection formerly was Art. 83A, § 6-801(a).

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       No changes are made.

    (b) Dredged material. --

       (1) "Dredged material" means material that is dredged from the Chesapeake Bay or its tributaries.

       (2) "Dredged material" includes sand, silt, sediment, shell, rock, soil, and waste matter.

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       This subsection is new language derived without substantive change from former Art. 83A, § 6-801(b).

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       The former reference to "excavated" material is deleted in light of the reference to "dredged" material for brevity.

    (c) Dredged material reuse facility. -- "Dredged material reuse facility" means a facility that dewaters, analyzes for contaminants, dries, and processes dredged material for reuse.

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       This subsection formerly was Art. 83A, § 6-801(c), as it defined a "dredged material reuse facility" through its processes.

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       The former reference to reuse "in an economically beneficial manner" is revised in § 5-905(2) of this subtitle, in the substantive provision relating to dredged material reuse facilities.

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       No other changes are made.

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       "Dredged material"                                                   § 5-901

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    (d) Program. -- "Program" means the Dredged Material Disposal Alternatives Program under this subtitle.

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       This subsection is new language added to avoid repetition of the full title of the "Dredged Material Disposal Alternatives Program". **

    (e) Reuse. -- "Reuse" means the recycling of dredged material for use in another product, including commercial and industrial uses.

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       This subsection formerly was Art. 83A, § 6-801(d).

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       The former phrase "but not limited to" is deleted in light of Art. 1, § 30, which provides that the term "including" is used "by way of illustration and not by way of limitation".

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       The only other changes are in style.

    "Dredged material"                                                      § 5-901



HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 83A, § 6-801(a)-(d); 2008, ch. 306, § 2.