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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 27.01.03.01" title_num="27" subtitle_num="01" chapter_num="03" heading="Definition.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this chapter, the following term has the meaning indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Term Defined — Water-Dependent Facility or Activity.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Water-dependent facility or activity” means a structure or activity that, by reason of its intrinsic nature or operation or because of its association with an industrial, maritime, recreational, educational, aquaculture, or fishery activity, is dependent on the water and requires location at or near the shoreline or in the buffer.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Water-dependent facility or activity” includes:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A port;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>An intake or outfall structure;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A marina, another boat-docking facility, or a structure or activity that is essential to the operation of the water-dependent facility, structure, or activity;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>A fuel pump or other fuel-dispensing equipment on a pier, a sanitary sewage pump or other wastewater removal equipment on a pier, and an office on a pier for managing marina operations, such as monitoring vessel traffic, registering vessels, providing docking services, and housing electrical or emergency equipment related to marina operations;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>A public beach and any other public water-oriented recreation area; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Any other water-dependent facility or activity that supports water quality restoration in the Chesapeake Bay, the Atlantic Coastal Bays, or their watersheds.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>