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<section article="gnr" article_name="Natural Resources" number="5-210.1" title_number="5" title_name="Forests and Parks" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Organization and Authority of Department Pertaining to Forests and Parks -- in General">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Department shall coordinate with the Department of General Services to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Develop an electronic asset management system for its infrastructure, including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>A list of maintenance projects at each site;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The status of each maintenance project;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The date on which each project was added to the system; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Features that allow the Department to manage the planning, scheduling, work order, and cost of each maintenance project;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Develop a facility condition index assessment process for all Park Service sites, modeled after the National Park Service’s facility condition index; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Establish a dedicated asset evaluation team to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Assess the condition of Maryland Park Service structures, infrastructure, and landscapes;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Update individual facility condition indices on an ongoing basis; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Cross–reference the condition of Park Service sites and facility condition indices with the distribution of Park Service assets within environmental justice communities as identified by the Department using the Maryland Environmental Justice Screen Tool.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>When determining whether to repair or replace infrastructure with sustainable technology, the Department shall consider how the replacement value of an asset will change if only sustainable technology is used, including any ongoing cost savings.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Department shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Take inventory of all State land managed by the Department, including:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Acreage;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Any structures on each property;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>The use of each property; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>Whether a property is located within an environmental justice community as identified by the Department using the Maryland Environmental Justice Screen Tool; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Develop a maintenance project prioritization process modeled after the National Park Service’s asset priority index that includes a layer indicating whether a maintenance project is located in an environmental justice community as identified by the Department using the Maryland Environmental Justice Screen Tool.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The Department shall conduct a systemwide survey of historical and cultural resources with a focus on racial and linguistic inclusivity, including an estimation of restoration, preservation, and maintenance costs.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The Department may not delay the preservation and restoration of historical and cultural resources while conducting the systemwide survey.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
