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<section article="gnr" article_name="Natural Resources" number="4-11A-03.1" title_number="4" title_name="Fish and Fisheries" subtitle_number="11A" subtitle_name="Aquaculture">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is an Aquaculture Review Board.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Review Board shall consist of the following members, each of whom shall represent one of the following State departments charged with responsibility for an aspect of the State aquaculture permitting process or oversight of permit compliance:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The Department of Natural Resources, to be represented by the Aquaculture Coordinator, who shall serve as chair;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>One representative of the Department of the Environment, designated by the Secretary of the Environment;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>One representative of the Maryland Department of Health, designated by the Secretary of Health; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>One representative of the Department of Agriculture, designated by the Secretary of Agriculture.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The National Marine Fisheries Service shall be invited to designate a representative to the Review Board.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The United States Army Corps of Engineers shall be invited to designate a representative to the Review Board.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Aquaculture Coordinator shall be the single point of contact for an applicant for all permits and licenses necessary to conduct aquaculture in the State.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Review Board shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Coordinate the development of statewide aquaculture policy and, to the maximum extent feasible, the streamlining of the application process;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Track each application as it is processed; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Ensure full and meaningful departmental communication with an applicant during each stage of the application process.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
