Maryland Code, Natural Resources § 3-210

(i) Educating Maryland citizens and visitors in their individual responsibility in litter prevention and care of the out-of-doors through a two-fold approach:

(ii) Efficient use of public and private funds spent on cleaning up highways, parks, beaches, and other public and private property;

(iii) Increasing beauty through stimulation of private business, community, and public planting projects; and

(iv) Stimulating pride and appreciation for home, community, and State.

(i) $50,000 per year to provide land stewardship capacity-building grants of up to $10,000 to land trusts to support monitoring and stewardship scholarships, land monitoring and stewardship equipment, or organizational accreditation and certification trainings;

(ii) $50,000 per year to provide land stewardship improvement grants of up to $10,000 to land trusts to support improved monitoring and stewardship of agricultural lands, forest lands, or lands facing a high degree of threat from invasive species or the effects of climate change; and

(iii) $135,000 per year to provide citizen stewardship grants of up to $5,000 to nonprofit organizations, community organizations, schools, and municipal corporations to engage community members, especially children and young adults, in environmental education and stewardship.