§ 8-609. Control of phragmites  


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  •    (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.


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