Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 10 - Shore Erosion Control
Section 8-1002 - Powers and Duties of Department

The Department shall:
        (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;
        (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;
        (3)    Provide technical assistance to individual property owners, municipalities, and counties having specific shore and bank erosion problems;
        (4)    Design or cause to be designed shore erosion control projects, including vegetative cover, in shore erosion control districts;
        (5)    Enter into agreements with any person to construct shore erosion control projects;
        (6)    Administer the Fund to provide loans to any person in support of construction of shore erosion control projects;
        (7)    Supervise or provide supervision of design and erection of any shore protective device the Fund finances in whole or part;
        (8)    Prepare requests for appropriation of funds necessary to maintain the Fund;
        (9)    Cooperate with the following units:
            (i)    The State Highway Administration for shore erosion control where essential to protect municipal, county, or State roads;
            (ii)    The United States Army Corps of Engineers to conduct shore erosion studies; and
            (iii)    The Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture to evaluate and apply vegetative measures for shore erosion control;
        (10)    Design, construct, and maintain shore erosion control works on State–owned lands if these projects are included in the budget for the Fund;
        (11)    Actively seek to obtain available funds from the federal government for shore erosion control projects; and
        (12)    Adopt regulations to implement this subtitle.