EnvironmentLand Use & Planning – Growth Tiers – Whether a Local Jurisdiction is Prohibited From Authorizing Major Subdivisions Served by Septic Systems if The Jurisdiction's Growth Tiers Do Not Comply With the Statutory Criteria – Whether the State Must Enforce Violations of the Statute

ENVIRONMENT LAND USE & PLANNING – GROWTH TIERS – WHETHER A LOCAL JURISDICTION IS PROHIBITED FROM AUTHORIZING MAJOR SUBDIVISIONS SERVED BY SEPTIC SYSTEMS IF THE JURISDICTION’S GROWTH TIERS DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE STATUTORY CRITERIA – WHETHER THE STATE MUST ENFORCE VIOLATIONS OF THE STATUTE February 15, 2019 The Honorable Kumar P. Barve House of Delegates of Maryland You have asked for our opinion on two questions regarding the Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012 (the “Act”). See 2012 Md. Laws, ch. 149. The Act was passed in response to a federal mandate under the Clean…