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<section article="gag" article_name="Agriculture" number="2-2301" title_number="2" title_name="Department of Agriculture" subtitle_number="23" subtitle_name="Anaerobic Digestion Technology">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Department shall coordinate with the Maryland Energy Administration, the Department of the Environment, the Department of Commerce, the University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, electric companies, farmers, and industry to ensure anaerobic digestion technology projects are appropriately coordinated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Department, in coordination with the Maryland Energy Administration, the Department of the Environment, and the Department of Commerce, shall establish guidance for farmers regarding the development and implementation of anaerobic digestion technology.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The guidance established under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include information on:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Obtaining required permits and electric interconnection;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Available tax incentives and energy rebates; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Relevant regulations for waste systems, including for systems that incorporate animal waste and other resources, such as food waste.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
