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Committee pauses consideration of bill to designate interjurisdictional flood-hazard watersheds amid housing and funding concerns
Summary
The House Environment and Transportation Committee discussed SB 42, a bill that would have MDE designate certain headwater streams and interjurisdictional watersheds as "interjurisdictional flood hazard watersheds," but paused further action to seek clarifications on funding and local impacts.
The House Environment and Transportation Committee discussed SB 42, which would require the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) to designate certain headwater streams and other tributaries as "interjurisdictional flood hazard watersheds," and would add statutory definitions for "headwater stream" and "interjurisdictional watershed" for flood hazard management law purposes. The sponsor offered an amendment to alter the bill's definition of headwater stream.
Committee members and witnesses raised questions about whether the proposal would require jurisdictions such as Baltimore City and Baltimore County to change existing flood management plans and whether it would affect access to federal capital funding. Delegate Jacobs said MDOT had submitted testimony expressing concern that new…
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