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Senator backs codification of four interjurisdictional watersheds; affordable‑housing advocates say bill could add ambiguity and burden
Summary
Senator Mary Washington told the House Environment and Transportation Committee on March 26 that Senate Bill 42 will codify existing regulatory designations for four interjurisdictional, flood‑prone watersheds—Carroll Creek, Gwynns Falls, Jones Falls and Herring Run—and explicitly include their headwaters and tributaries to improve clarity in watershed management.
Senator Mary Washington told the House Environment and Transportation Committee on March 26 that Senate Bill 42 would clarify and reaffirm existing interjurisdictional watershed designations for four flood‑prone waterways in the Baltimore region — Carroll Creek, Gwynns Falls, Jones Falls and Herring Run — and would explicitly include their headwaters and tributaries in statute.
“SB 42 does not create any new designations or impose any new regulatory burdens,” Washington said, citing current regulatory language and Maryland code (she…
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