Environment - Dredged Material - Containment, Redeposit, and Oversight

This bill updates Maryland laws to change how citizens oversee the storage and reuse of dredged material at two specific sites: Cox Creek in Anne Arundel County and Hart-Miller-Pleasure Island in Baltimore County. It alters the membership of the Cox Creek Citizens Oversight Committee by adjusting the number of representatives from various community groups and requires the committee to advise the Maryland Port Administration on dredging management and potential environmental impacts. Additionally, the legislation modifies rules for the Hart-Miller-Pleasure Island site by allowing the Department of the Environment to approve new deposits near large redevelopment projects if a community benefits agreement is signed, while maintaining height limits and a 2027 deadline for filling the facility.