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<section article="gnr" article_name="Natural Resources" number="8-2A-03" title_number="8" title_name="Waters" subtitle_number="2A" subtitle_name="Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>There is a BayStat Program to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Measure and evaluate efforts to restore the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Administer the Trust Fund.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The BayStat Subcabinet shall oversee the administration of the BayStat Program.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The BayStat Subcabinet is composed of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The Secretary of Natural Resources;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The Secretary of the Environment;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The Secretary of Planning;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>The Secretary of Agriculture;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>The President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>The Dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Maryland, College Park Campus; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>The chair of the Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The BayStat Program shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Provide accurate and timely data to policymakers and the public about the efficacy and cost–effectiveness of local, State, and federal programs to restore the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Track and assess the progress of State and federal programs to improve the health of the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Assess the effectiveness of enforcement programs in curbing pollution and achieving Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays restoration goals and institute actions to improve the effectiveness of enforcement programs;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Adopt measurable goals for Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays restoration;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Identify new threats to the health of the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Increase public awareness of, and participation in, efforts to restore the vitality of the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>Direct the administration of the Trust Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The BayStat Subcabinet shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Report annually to the public regarding:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The health of the Chesapeake Bay tributary basin;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The health of the Atlantic Coastal Bays and their tributaries;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The status of local, State, and federal programs to restore the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Estimated nutrient reductions achieved through projects financed by the Trust Fund; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>Develop an annual work plan that identifies the planned work to be funded with money from the Trust Fund for the next fiscal year, including annual nutrient and sediment reduction targets, performance measures, and accountability criteria; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Develop an annual expenditure plan that identifies planned expenditures for the work plan and includes an accounting of all money distributed from the Trust Fund in the previous fiscal year.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Governor shall submit the annual work and expenditure plans to the General Assembly as part of the annual budget submission.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>On an annual basis the BayStat Subcabinet shall prepare a final work and expenditure plan based on the budget approved by the General Assembly.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Beginning with the plan prepared for fiscal year 2024, the plan shall be informed by the analysis carried out by the BayStat Program Scientific Advisory Panel under § 8–2A–04(g)(4)(vii) of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
