Maryland's Wetland Regulation Database

Scope	Program/Law	Government Level
Laws with authority over activities in or around wetlands
	Clean Water Act, Section 401 (Water Quality Certification)	Federal
	Clean Water Act, Section 404	Federal
	Coastal Barrier Resources Act	Federal
	Coastal Zone Consistency & Coastal Zone Management Program	Federal
	Coastal Zone Management Act	Federal
	Endangered Species Act	Federal
	Executive Order 11990	Federal
	Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act	Federal
	Maryland's State Programmatic General Permit	Federal
	National Environmental Policy Act	Federal
	National Flood Insurance Program	Federal
	Water Resources Development Act	Federal
	Waterways	Federal
	Wetlands	Federal
	Areas of Critical State Concern	State
	Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Law	State
	Forest Conservation Act	State
	MD Historical Trust	State
	Nontidal Wetlands Protection Act & Program	State
	Sediment & Erosion Control	State
	Smart Growth	State
	Stormwater Management	State
	Nongame and Endangered Species Conservation Act	State
	Tidal Wetlands Act & Program	State
	Water Quality Improvement Act	State
	Waterways Construction Statute	State
	Allegany County laws	Local
	Anne Arundel County laws	Local
	Baltimore City laws	Local
	Baltimore County laws	Local
	Calvert County laws	Local
	Caroline County laws	Local
	Carroll County laws	Local
	Cecil County laws	Local
	Charles County laws	Local
	Dorchester County laws	Local
	Frederick County laws	Local
	Garrett County laws	Local
	Harford County laws	Local
	Howard County laws	Local
	Kent County laws	Local
	Montgomery County laws	Local
	Prince George's County laws	Local
	Queen Anne's laws	Local
	Somerset County laws	Local
	Talbot County laws	Local
	Worcester County laws	Local
	Washington County laws	Local
	Wicomico County laws	Local
Voluntary Programs Technical and financial Assistance, various land Uses
	Chesapeake Bay Agreement	Federal
	Chesapeake Bay Commission	Federal
	Chesapeake Bay Program	Federal
	Chesapeake Executive Council	Federal
	Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act	Federal
	EPA State Wetlands Programs Development Grants	Federal
	Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act	Federal
	Forest Stewardship Program	Federal
	Forestry Incentives Program	Federal
	Ramsar Convention Treaty	Federal
	Land and Water Conservation Fund	Federal
	Migratory Bird Conservation Act	Federal
	Migratory Bird Conservation Commission	Federal
	Migratory Bird Conservation Fund	Federal
	National Estuary Program	Federal
	Near Coastal Waters Program	Federal
	North American Waterfowl Management Plan	Federal
	North American Wetlands Conservation Act	Federal
	Partners for Fish and Wildlife	Federal
	Stewardship Incentive Program	Federal
	Surplus Federal Property Transfer	Federal
	Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act	Federal
	Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program	Federal
	Chesapeake Bay Trust	State
	Non-Structural Shore Erosion Control	State
	Program Open Space	State
	Rural Legacy Program	State
	Stream ReLeaf/ Buffer Initiative	State
	Wetland Restoration Initiative	State
	Woodland Incentive Program	State
Technical and financial assistance, agricultural only
	Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program	Federal
	Conservation Reserve Program	Federal
	Emergency Watershed Protection Program	Federal
	Environmental Quality Incentives Program	Federal
	Swampbuster	Federal
	Wetlands Reserve Program	Federal
	Maryland Agricultural Water Quality Cost-Share Program	State
Technical Assistance Only
	BayScapes	Federal/Private
	Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program	Private
Technical and financial assistance, private
	Chesapeake Bay Initiative	Private
	Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage	Private
Planning Strategies
	Clean Water Act Sec. 404 (Advanced Identification)	Federal
	Emergency Wetlands Resources Act	Federal
	Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plans	Federal
	Special Area Management Plans	State
	Tributary Strategies	State
	Greenways Commission	State
	Wild and Scenic River Designation	State
Preservation
	MD Environmental Trust	State
	Land Trusts	Private
	The Nature Conservancy of MD	Private