Sponsor
Sarah Elfreth
Representative · D-MD
Representative · D-MD
The bill protects and enables restoration of Greenbury Point to preserve habitat and boost local flood resilience and recreation, at the cost of limiting private development, imposing public restoration costs, and adding constraints that could complicate military base planning.
Residents, visitors, and local communities will keep Greenbury Point as conserved public open space, preventing conversion to a golf course and preserving habitat and recreational access.
Local communities and municipal governments will gain the ability to carry out environmental restoration that can improve flood resilience, water quality, and recreational opportunities over time.
Local governments will have clearer statutory authority to apply restoration-related restrictions at the site, reducing legal uncertainty about permissible uses.
Military planners and personnel at Naval Support Activity Annapolis/Greenbury Point may face added constraints on future base-related development, complicating facility planning.
Taxpayers and local governments may bear costs for restoration and ongoing conservation maintenance or remediation paid from public budgets.
Potential private property or leaseholders (e.g., small business developers) will lose opportunities to develop the site for commercial uses like a golf course, reducing private investment and revenue prospects.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Permits environmental-restoration restrictions at Greenbury Point consistent with law, blocking development of a golf course there.
Official title: To prohibit the Secretary of the Navy from constructing a golf course or restrict public access to the Greenbury Point Conservation Area at Naval Support Activity Annapolis, Maryland.
Introduced December 11, 2025 by Sarah Elfreth · Last progress December 11, 2025
Amends a provision of the Military Construction Act for fiscal year 2024 to add authority explicitly allowing environmental-restoration restrictions for the Greenbury Point Conservation Area, consistent with existing law and regulation. The change prevents development of a golf course at Greenbury Point by permitting restoration-related limitations on land use and makes minor conforming edits to the cited statute.