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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="16-105" title_number="16" title_name="Wetlands and Riparian Rights" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="In General">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Department, jointly with the Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays, shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Review existing regulations applicable to the construction of piers and bulkheads in the tidal wetlands of the State and in the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>By regulation, develop a procedure to avoid duplication of regulatory jurisdiction by the State and local jurisdictions concerning the construction of piers and bulkheads in the tidal wetlands of the State and in the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The procedure that the Department and Commission develop under subsection (a) of this section shall include provision for recognition of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>State jurisdiction over the construction of piers and bulkheads in State and private wetlands designated under this title; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Local jurisdiction over:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The construction of piers and bulkheads landward of the boundary lines of State and private wetlands as mapped under this title; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Zoning divisional lines and building codes.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
