Maryland Code, Natural Resources § 3-1001

(b)(1) “Coast Smart” means a construction practice in which preliminary planning, siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and repair of a structure or highway facility avoids or minimizes future impacts associated with coastal flooding and sea level rise inundation.

(2) “Coast Smart” includes design criteria and siting criteria that are applicable throughout the entire life cycle of a project.

(h)(1) “Replacement cost” means, at the time of reconstruction, the cost of reconstructing a structure and its surrounding property to full use with materials of the same kind and quality as the original materials.

(2) “Replacement cost” does not include:

(i)(1) “Saltwater intrusion” means the movement of water with a total dissolved-solid concentration greater than or equal to 1,000 mg/L to freshwater.

(2) “Saltwater intrusion” includes saltwater intrusion into surface water, aquifers, and soils.

(1) A walled or roofed building;

(2) A manufactured home; or

(3) A gas or liquid storage tank that is principally above ground.