Md. Code, Natural Resources § 4-513
This is the official text of Md. Code, Natural Resources § 4-513, part of Maryland’s Code, Natural Resources — governs parks, wildlife, and natural resource management.
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§4–513.
Official statutory text
Consistent with the requirements of any license issued by the federal Energy Regulatory Commission, a person who owns or operates a dam or obstruction on the waters of the State used for the generation of electric power and the Secretary shall cooperate to ensure the release of a sufficient flow of impounded water to maintain both water quality and aquatic habitat below the dam or obstruction.
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