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<section number="32-235" name="Expanded Buffer" law="code" slug="sec-32-235" node_id="PTIITI17PULOLAPRGECOMA_SUBTITLE_32WAREPRGRCO_DIV5NOWEPROR_S32-235EXBU">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The buffer for nontidal wetlands with adjacent areas containing steep slopes or highly erodible soils shall be expanded to 100 feet.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Nontidal Wetlands with Steep Slopes and Highly Erodible Soils.</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The following criteria may be used by the Department in designating nontidal wetlands with steep slopes or highly erodible soils:</text>
      <level label="A">
        <text>Slopes immediately adjacent to the nontidal wetlands in excess of 15 percent; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="B">
        <text>Soils adjacent to a nontidal wetland with an erodibility factor greater than 0.35 as determined by the Prince George's Soil Conservation District.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Specific nontidal wetland sites with steep slopes and highly erodible soils identified by the Department shall be designated by regulation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
