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Terms Used In Maryland Code, NATURAL RESOURCES 4-513

  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
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.