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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 08.13.02.03" title_num="08" subtitle_num="13" chapter_num="02" heading="Designation Process.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Application.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>To apply for a pollinator-friendly designation, the owner of the solar generation facility shall submit:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A completed application on a form provided by the Department; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A pollinator habitat plan.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Additional Information.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>If the Department requests an applicant to submit additional information related to the application, the applicant shall submit the requested information to the Department within 30 days of the Department’s request.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Failure to submit the additional information within 30 days of the Department’s request shall result in termination of the application.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>On-Site Inspection.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Upon notification from the Department that the solar generation facility’s application meets the application requirements, the owner of the solar generation facility shall implement the approved pollinator habitat plan.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>After the approved pollinator habitat plan has been implemented, the owner shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Have a Department-approved inspector conduct an on-site inspection of the facility in accordance with §B(3) of this regulation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Forward the results from the inspection to the Department within 30 days of the inspection.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Any on-site inspection shall include:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A final score calculation for the facility using the Solar Site Pollinator Habitat Planning and Assessment Scorecard adopted by the Department in accordance with Natural Resources Article, §3-303.1, Annotated Code of Maryland;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A written evaluation of whether the facility is planted and managed in accordance with the approved pollinator habitat plan; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Any other factors or elements that the Department requires.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The Department may issue a designation to the owner if the results of the on-site inspection indicate that the facility:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Meets the minimum standards established on the Solar Site Pollinator Habitat Planning and Assessment Scorecard; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Is planted and managed in accordance with the approved pollinator habitat plan.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>