Chesapeake Bay - Enhancement Program and Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund - Established

Summary

The bill establishes the Chesapeake Bay Enhancement Program within the Department of Natural Resources to finance oyster propagation projects that offset impacts from transportation work, and it creates a Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund to help commercial watermen and small seafood businesses. It also bars the DNR from approving certain tidal‑fish licenses. Funding of $2 million per year comes from the Transportation Trust Fund beginning FY 2028.

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