# Sec. 10-303. Purposes of the Fund

Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.

## Sec. 10-303. Purposes of the Fund

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 10-303 (2026)

(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Local Watershed Protection and Restoration Fund shall be used for the following purposes:

  (1) Capital improvements for stormwater management, including stream and wetland restoration projects;

  (2) Operation and maintenance of stormwater management systems and facilities;

  (3) Public education and outreach relating to stormwater management or stream and wetland restoration;

  (4) Stormwater management planning, including:

    (A) Mapping and assessment of impervious surfaces; and

    (B) Monitoring, inspection, and enforcement activities to carry out the purposes of the Local Watershed Protection and Restoration Fund;

  (5) To the extent that fees imposed under Section 4-204, Environment Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, are deposited into the Local Watershed Protection and Restoration Fund, review of stormwater management plans and permit applications for new development;

  (6) Grants to nonprofit organizations for up to 100% of a project's costs for watershed restoration and rehabilitation projects relating to:

    (A) Planning, design, and construction of stormwater management practices;

    (B) Stream and wetland restoration; and

    (C) Public education and outreach related to stormwater management or stream and wetland restoration; provided that County-based businesses, as defined in Section 10A-101(a)(13), shall be utilized for watershed restoration and rehabilitation projects by nonprofit organizations receiving grants from the Local Watershed Protection and Restoration Fund, except where the Director of Central Services determines in writing that insufficient local business capacity exists for a particular good or service;

  (7) Reasonable costs necessary to administer the Local Watershed Protection and Restoration Fund.

(b) The County may use the Local Watershed Protection and Restoration Fund as an Environmental Fund, and may deposit to and expend from the Fund additional money made available from other sources and dedicated to environmental uses, provided that the funds received from the Clean Water Act Fee are expended only for purposes authorized under subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Money in the Local Watershed Protection and Restoration Fund shall not revert or be transferred to the general fund.