Maryland Code, Natural Resources § 5-204

(i) Sustainable forestry management in the State;

(ii) The expenditure of funds from the Mel Noland Woodland Incentives Fund under § 5-307 of this title;

(iii) Existing regulatory and statutory policies that are perceived as economic barriers to a viable forest products industry;

(iv) New markets to enhance forest health, including renewable energy development through biomass energy, to offset fossil fuel consumption and reduce greenhouse gas emissions;

(v) Creative strategies to help privately owned forest lands better compete with real estate market values that are driving forest conversion and fragmentation;

(vi) The means to promote forest-based economies and processing capability that contribute to economic and employment growth; and

(vii) Assigning a nutrient efficiency benefit to forest stewardship plans and other forest conservation management plans that can be measurably tracked and reported by the number of forested acres covered by the plans.