2013 Maryland Code
ENVIRONMENT
§ 9-321 - Monitoring program

§9-321.

The Secretary of the Environment and the Secretary of Natural Resources jointly shall:

(1) Develop and implement a comprehensive program to monitor the quality of the waters and living resources of the Chesapeake Bay;

(2) Cooperate with other states in the Chesapeake Bay region and with the United States Environmental Protection Agency and other state and federal agencies, as appropriate; and

(3) Report every 2 years to the General Assembly on the results of this monitoring program and the status of the resources of the Chesapeake Bay.

§ 9-321 - 1. Water quality standards for concentrations of tributyltin

(a) Applicable definitions. -- The definitions in § 5-901 of the Agriculture Article apply in this section.

(b) In general. -- The Department shall:

(1) Develop by December 1, 1988 a water quality standard for the concentration of tributyltin in the waters of the State that is sufficient for the protection of aquatic life; and

(2) Regulate point sources of release of tributyltin in accordance with the water quality standard developed under paragraph (1) of this subsection.