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House advances changes to Bay Restoration Fund priorities for septic upgrades; map shows some Western Maryland coverage
Summary
Delegates amended priorities for septic upgrade funding from the Bay Restoration Fund and debated which failing systems would qualify. Lawmakers discussed a statewide map identifying watershed areas most effective for nitrogen reductions; the bill was later passed on third reading.
House Bill 131, which revises priorities for funding from the Bay Restoration Fund’s septic system upgrade program, was discussed on the floor Thursday with questions about how the change would affect Western Maryland counties.
The measure moves certain priorities within the program: after priority for failing systems in the Chesapeake Bay critical area, it adds a tier for failing systems in watershed areas where upgrades are most effective at reducing nitrogen. It also places failing systems in the 500‑year…
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