Natural Resources - Chesapeake Bay Trust - Urban Trees Program

Summary

The bill makes the $10 million yearly funding for the Urban Trees Program a permanent part of Maryland’s budget. It directs the Chesapeake Bay Trust to give grants to nonprofits, schools, community groups and local governments to plant native trees in designated underserved urban areas. The goal is to improve environmental quality and community health in neighborhoods that have faced economic hardship or historic disinvestment.

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