# COMAR Title 11 — Department of Transportation

## Subtitle 01 — Office of the Secretary

### Chapter 08 — Implementation of The Maryland Environmental Policy Act

#### Regulation .02 Statutory Requirements.

*COMAR 11.01.08.02*

A. “Proposed State action” is defined in the Natural Resources Article, §1-301(c) as “requests for legislative appropriations or other legislative actions that will alter the quality of the air, land or water resources. It does not include a request for an appropriation or other action with respect to the rehabilitation or maintenance of existing secondary roads.”

B. The Act requires environmental effects reports only in connection with requests for legislative appropriations or legislative actions which significantly affect the environment, natural as well as socio-economic.