1. (a) The operating budget of the Department may contain an appropriation from the Fund sufficient to provide technical and administrative services required to implement §§ 8-1002 and 8-1003 of this subtitle, including but not limited to:

   1. (1) Review and evaluation of requests for assistance in shore erosion control;
   2. (2) Supervision over construction of approved projects; and
   3. (3) Inspection of completed projects to insure adequate maintenance.

2. (b) Costs of the services enumerated in this section:

   1. (1) Shall be reimbursed to the Department by the property owner; and
   2. (2) May not be considered part of the construction cost of the project.
3. (c) Money in the Fund may be used for administrative costs calculated in accordance with § 1-103(b)(2) of this article.

Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 4, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1989, c. 100; Acts 1990, c. 6 § 2; Acts 1990, c. 43; Acts 2004, c. 472, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004.

Formerly Art. 66C, § 758.