The Team leads the Department's scientific and technical response to non-native species which pose potential threats to Maryland's natural ecosystems and the Chesapeake Bay. In August 2007, the Invasive Species Matrix Team began meeting.
Council members are appointed by the Secretary of Natural Resources (Code Natural Resources Article, sec. The Council advises the Department on issues related to the accessibility of Departmental facilities, programs, activities, and jobs to disabled persons. The Advisory Council on Disabilities Issues was formed in 1985 by the Secretary of Natural Resources. In June 2015, the Council adopted its initial construction criteria. For waivers from compliance with Coast Smart requirements, the Council also establishes procedures. Further, the Council develops such siting and design criteria implementing Coast Smart requirements. The Council studies and analyzes factors and standards affecting the establishment of Coast Smart siting and design criteria, Coast Smart being construction practices that avoid or minimize the future impact of coastal flooding and the rise of sea levels. In June 2014, the Coast Smart Council was formed within the Department of Natural Resources by the General Assembly ( Chapter 415, Acts of 2014). The Committee also will assess eroding cliffs in Cecil and Kent counties. The Committee is considering what actions would help 234 homeowners whose property is located on eroding cliffs in Calvert County which also are home to the endangered Puritan Tiger Beetle. In March 2010, the Cliff Erosion Steering Committee was convened by the Department. Further, the Secretary serves on the Board of Directors of the Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation, and is a member of the Maryland Agricultural Education and Rural Development Assistance Board the Governor's Intergovernmental Commission for Agriculture the Animal Waste Technology Fund Advisory Committee the Bay Restoration Fund Advisory Committee the Blue Crab Task Force the Chesapeake Bay Commission the Chesapeake Bay Trust the Commission on Climate Change the Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays the Deep Creek Lake Policy and Review Board the Maryland Green Building Council the Maryland Green Purchasing Committee the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority the Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee the Invasive Plants Advisory Committee the Council on Open Data the Patuxent River Commission the Pesticide Advisory Committee the Potomac River Fisheries Commission the Rural Maryland Council the Seafood Marketing Advisory Commission the Interdepartmental Advisory Committee on Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs the State Soil Conservation Committee and the Transportation Enhancements Program Executive Committee. In addition, the Secretary chairs the Cliff Erosion Steering Committee, the Coast Smart Council the Rural Legacy Board, and the Scenic and Wild Rivers Review Board, and co-chairs the Executive Committee for Dredged Material Management Plans, and the Project Green Classrooms Initiative.
The Secretary serves on the Governor's Executive Council, the Governor's Council on the Chesapeake Bay (Governor's Chesapeake Bay Cabinet), and the Smart Growth Subcabinet. Tawes State Office Building, C-4, 580 Taylor Ave., Annapolis, MD 21401 - 2397Īppointed by the Governor with Senate advice and consent, the Secretary of Natural Resources heads the Department. The Department is organized through three main programs: Aquatic Resources, Enterprise Services, and Land Resources. Tawes State Office Building, 580 Taylor Ave., Annapolis, Maryland, March 2009.
The Department coordinates all natural resources activities within the State and reviews and evaluates all natural resources policies, plans, programs, and practices of county, State, regional and federal agencies and institutions. Natural Resources, Maryland Department of - Functions DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES FUNCTIONSĬreated in 1969, the Department of Natural Resources works to ensure the preservation, development, wise use, and enjoyment of Maryland's natural resources for the greatest benefit to the State and its citizens.
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