The state?s 25-year-old Critical Area Law aimed to restrict development and protect the Chesapeake Bay by directing local jurisdictions to enforce land-use programs. Environmentalists have faulted the law for having weak penalties and loopholes, and now Gov. Martin O?Malley?s administration has proposed legislation amending the law. Jennifer Bevan-Dangel, executive director of advocate group Patuxent Riverkeeper, spoke with The Examiner about the law.
Has the law had any effect?
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