On January 27 the acting secretaries for the Maryland Departments of Agriculture (MDA), Environment (MDE), Natural Resources (DNR), and Planning (MDP)briefed the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs (EHE) Committee on the structure and duties of their respective departments.
In addition to their basic functions, EHE members also asked the departments about pending issues, such as the phosphorus management tool (or PMT) and the preservation of open space.
(MDA Section starts at 6:50, MDE Section starts at 1:00:20, DNR Section starts at 1:24:10, MDP Section starts at 1:59:55)
