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<section article="gag" article_name="Agriculture" number="10-407" title_number="10" title_name="Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Maryland Native Plants Program">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The University of Maryland Extension shall create a “Maryland Native Plants” webpage on the University of Maryland Extension’s website.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The “Maryland Native Plants” webpage shall include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The Commercial Maryland Native Plant List developed under § 10–404 of this subtitle;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The lists of certified Maryland Native Plant Growers and certified Maryland Native Plant Retailers developed under § 10–405 of this subtitle; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>General information on native plants.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Department shall promote the Program and include on the Department of Agriculture’s “Maryland’s Best” website:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Commercial Maryland Native Plant List developed under § 10–404 of this subtitle;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The lists of certified Maryland Native Plant Growers and certified Maryland Native Plant Retailers developed under § 10–405 of this subtitle; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>General information about native plants.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A link to the “Maryland Native Plants” webpage shall be posted on the Department of Natural Resources’ native plants website.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>For fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $150,000 for the University of Maryland Extension to hire one extension agent as a Native Plant Specialist and $100,000 for the Department to hire staff to administer the Program.</text>
  </level>
</section>
