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Subtitle 1 - Definitions
Section 1-101 - Definitions - (a) In this article the following words have the meanings...
Subtitle 2 - General Provisions
Section 1-201 - Verification - (a) A requirement in this article that a document be...
Section 1-202 - Compliance With Workers' Compensation Act - Before any license or permit may be issued under this...
Section 1-203 - Consideration of Violations; Renewal of Licenses or Permits; Verification of Payment of Taxes and Unemployment Insurance Contributions - (a) When deciding whether to issue a license or permit...
Section 1-204 - Service of Process - Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary in this article,...
Subtitle 3 - Enforcement
Section 1-301 - Duties and Powers of Secretary and County Officials; Qualifications of County Officials Other Than Health Officer; Report on Enforcement Activities - (a) The Secretary shall carry out and enforce the provisions...
Section 1-302 - Falsifying and Altering Permits, Licenses, and Certificates; Criminal Penalties - (a) A person who knowingly falsifies, alters, or causes another...
Section 1-303 - Limitation of Actions - (a) A criminal prosecution or a suit for a civil...
Section 1-304 - Reimbursement of Costs in Conducting Environmental Health Monitoring or Testing - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...
Section 1-305 - Complaints Regarding Alleged Violations of Certain Air and Water Quality Requirements -- Record Keeping -- Publication of Finalized Settlements -- Website Maintained - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Subtitle 4 - Organization and General Authority of Department
Section 1-401 - Department Established - There is a Department of the Environment, established as a...
Section 1-402 - Secretary - (a) The head of the Department is the Secretary of...
Section 1-403 - Deputy Secretary; Staff - (a) (1) With the approval of the Governor, the Secretary...
Section 1-404 - Secretary's Duties, Powers, and Functions; Units to Report to Secretary; Interference With Secretary's or His Agent's Right to Entry; Penalty - (a) The Secretary is responsible for the budget of the...
Section 1-405 - Investigations; Information About Certain Cancers; Release of Information - (a) The Secretary shall investigate: (1) The influence of locality,...
Section 1-406 - Units Included in Department - The following units, among other units, are included in the...
Section 1-407 - Legal Counsel - (a) The Attorney General is legal adviser to the Department....
Subtitle 5 - Confidential Research Records
Section 1-501 - "Confidential Record" Defined - In this subtitle, “confidential record” means any record, report, statement,...
Section 1-502 - Custody, Control, Use, and Disclosure of Confidential Records - (a) (1) Each confidential record shall remain in the custody...
Section 1-503 - Penalty for Violation of Subtitle - A person who violates any provision of this subtitle is...
Subtitle 6 - Public Participation in the Permitting Process
Section 1-601 - Scope of Subtitle - (a) Permits issued by the Department under the following sections...
Section 1-602 - Notice - (a) Wherever this subtitle requires the Department to publish notice:...
Section 1-603 - Applications for Departmental Permits - (a) The Department shall cause to be published notice of...
Section 1-604 - Permit Determinations - (a) (1) After the Department receives the permit application, the...
Section 1-605 - Petition for Judicial Review - (a) A person petitioning for judicial review in accordance with...
Section 1-606 - Judicial Review - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 1-607 - License and Permit Review Times; Assistance and Information; Notice of Completed Application or Reasons for Incompleteness; Refund Requests - (a) (1) This subsection applies to applications for all licenses...
Subtitle 7 - Environmental Justice
Section 1-701 - Environmental Justice Commission - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Subtitle 8 - Maryland Uniform Environmental Covenants Act
Section 1-801 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 1-802 - Covenants in General - (a) An environmental covenant shall: (1) State that the instrument...
Section 1-803 - Holders - (a) (1) Any person, including a person that owns an...
Section 1-804 - Nature of Covenant - (a) An environmental covenant that complies with this subtitle runs...
Section 1-805 - Effect on Zoning and Other Laws - (a) This subtitle does not authorize a use of real...
Section 1-806 - Distribution of Copies of Covenants - (a) A copy of an environmental covenant shall be provided...
Section 1-807 - Recordation - (a) (1) An environmental covenant and any amendment or termination...
Section 1-808 - Perpetual Nature of Covenant - (a) An environmental covenant is perpetual unless it is: (1)...
Section 1-809 - Amendment or Termination of Covenant - (a) An environmental covenant may be amended or terminated by...
Section 1-810 - Civil Actions - (a) A civil action for injunctive or other equitable relief...
Section 1-811 - Registry - (a) (1) The Department shall establish and maintain a registry...
Section 1-812 - Effect on Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act - (a) Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 1-813 - Construction of Subtitle - This subtitle shall be applied and construed to effectuate its...
Section 1-814 - Short Title - This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Uniform Environmental...
Section 1-815 - Severability - If any provision of this subtitle or its application to...