Maryland Reforestation Law

Maryland law that requires replacement of forests cleared during state-funded highway construction. When a highway project using $1 or more of state funds cuts or clears forested land, the constructing agency (usually the State Highway Administration) must replant on a one-to-one (acre-for-acre) basis on public land within two years or three growing seasons of project completion. If replanting is not feasible, the agency may purchase credits from a forest mitigation bank or deposit funds into...