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Sponsor says Maryland can codify federal protections to shield species from federal rollbacks
Summary
HB 578 would preserve Endangered Species Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act protections in Maryland, allow designation of essential habitats, and add clarifying language requested by farming and conservation stakeholders; sponsors and conservation groups urged a favorable report.
Delegate Julie Plokovich Carr told members that House Bill 578 responds to recent federal rulemaking she says would weaken the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). The bill would codify protections now at risk at the federal level, authorize—but not require—the Department of Natural Resources to designate essential habitat, and update earlier state law to ensure continuity of…
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