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Subtitle 1 - Hazardous Materials
Section 7-101 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following terms have the meanings...
Section 7-102 - Prohibited Acts - Except for pesticides regulated by the Department of Agriculture, a...
Section 7-103 - Permit - (a) A person shall hold a facility permit before the...
Section 7-104 - Regulations - The Secretary may adopt regulations to specify permitting procedures, set...
Section 7-105 - Permit -- Application - To apply for a facility permit, an applicant shall: (1)...
Section 7-106 - Permit -- Prerequisites for Issuance - As a prerequisite to the issuance of a facility permit,...
Section 7-107 - Permit -- Fees - The Department shall set each facility permit fee on the...
Section 7-108 - Permit -- Term - (a) Unless it is renewed for another term, a facility...
Section 7-109 - Permit -- Public Notice - Before the Department issues a facility permit, the Department shall...
Section 7-110 - Permit -- Denial of Application or Renewal - The Department may deny an application for a facility permit...
Section 7-111 - Permit -- Requirements - As a requirement for keeping the facility permit, each facility...
Section 7-112 - Enforcement - (a) The Secretary may enforce the provisions of this subtitle...
Section 7-113 - Disposition of Fees and Penalties - All fees and penalties collected by the Department under this...
Section 7-114 - Information Submitted to Department - A person may not knowingly or recklessly submit false information...
Subtitle 2 - Controlled Hazardous Substances
Part I - Definitions; Policy; Scope; Construction
Section 7-201 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 7-202 - Scope of Subtitle - This subtitle does not preempt any other authority conferred by...
Section 7-203 - Legislative Policy - The purpose of this subtitle is to provide additional and...
Section 7-204 - Construction - This subtitle does not take away the right of any...
Section 7-205 - Disposal - (a) This section does not apply to Hawkins Point Controlled...
Part II - Authority of Secretary; Powers and Duties of Department; Rules and Regulations
Section 7-206 - Secretary to Supervise and Control Hazardous Substances - (a) The Secretary shall have supervision and control of hazardous...
Section 7-207 - General Powers and Duties of Department - (a) In addition to the powers set forth elsewhere in...
Section 7-208 - Rules and Regulations - (a) With the advice of the Council, the Department shall...
Section 7-209 - Requirements for Generators - (a) (1) By July 1, 1985, any generator generating greater...
Part III - Controlled Hazardous Substance Advisory Council
Section 7-211 - Council Established; Meetings - (a) There is a Controlled Hazardous Substance Advisory Council in...
Section 7-212 - Membership - (a) (1) The Council consists of 13 members. (2) Of...
Section 7-213 - Officers - From among the public members, the Council shall elect a...
Section 7-214 - Compensation - A member of the Council: (1) May not receive compensation...
Section 7-215 - Duties of Council - The Council shall advise and assist the Department in: (1)...
Part IV - State Hazardous Substance Control Fund
Section 7-218 - Fund Established - There is a State Hazardous Substance Control Fund.
Section 7-219 - Financing of Fund - All application and permit fees, renewal fees, transporting vehicle certification...
Section 7-220 - Use of Fund - (a) The Department shall use the State Hazardous Substance Control...
Section 7-221 - Reimbursements - (a) All expenditures from the State Hazardous Substance Control Fund...
Section 7-222 - Release of Hazardous Substances Into Environment - (a) If any hazardous substance is released or there is...
Section 7-223 - Listing of Hazardous Waste Sites - (a) By July 1, 1984, the Department shall publish a...
Part V - General Provisions
Section 7-224 - Prohibited Acts - (a) Except as otherwise permitted in Title 9, Subtitle 3...
Section 7-225 - High-Level Nuclear Waste Facility Prohibited - (a) In this section, “high-level nuclear waste” means: (1) Spent...
Section 7-226 - Controlled Hazardous Substance Notification Report - (a) This section does not apply to any controlled hazardous...
Section 7-227 - Interstate Compact on Low-Level Nuclear Waste - (a) On behalf of this State, the Governor may negotiate...
Section 7-228 - Condemnation by Department - (a) On behalf of this State and in accordance with...
Section 7-229 - Immunity of Persons Providing Assistance in Connection With Release of Hazardous Substances or Materials - A person who is called on for assistance in an...
Part VI - Controlled Hazardous Substance Facility Permit
Section 7-232 - Permit Required - (a) A person shall hold a facility permit before the...
Section 7-233 - Issuance of Low-Level Nuclear Waste Facility Permit - The Department may not issue a low-level nuclear waste facility...
Section 7-234 - Executive Order - (a) The Governor may issue an executive order that allows...
Section 7-235 - Application for Facility Permit - To apply for a facility permit, an applicant shall: (1)...
Section 7-236 - Conditions Prerequisite to Issuance of Controlled Hazardous Waste Facility Permit - (a) As a prerequisite to the issuance of a facility...
Section 7-237 - Facility Permit Fee - The Department shall set each facility permit fee on the...
Section 7-238 - Term and Renewal of Permits - (a) (1) Unless it is renewed for another term, a...
Section 7-239 - Issuance of Facility Permit - (a) Before the Department issues a controlled hazardous substance facility...
Section 7-239.1 - Definitions - (a) In §§ 7–239.1 through 7–239.4 of this subtitle the...
Section 7-239.2 - Legislative Findings; Compliance With Requirements of Subtitle - (a) The State of Maryland finds that the chemical warfare...
Section 7-239.3 - Permit for Construction, Material Alteration, or Operation of Controlled Hazardous Substance Facility - (a) A chemical warfare material that is a solid waste...
Section 7-239.4 - Operation of Controlled Hazardous Substance Facility - (a) The Department shall require as conditions of operation of...
Section 7-240 - Denial of Application -- Grounds - The Department may deny an application for a facility permit...
Section 7-241 - Nontransferability of Low-Level Nuclear Waste Facility Permits - A low-level nuclear waste facility permit is not transferable.
Section 7-242 - Required Standards for Maintenance of Permit - (a) As a requirement for keeping the facility permit, each...
Section 7-243 - Notification of Radiation Escape Required - If any radiation escapes from a low-level nuclear facility into...
Section 7-244 - Low-Level Nuclear Waste Reports - (a) If a report related to low-level nuclear waste is...
Section 7-245 - Inspections Required - (a) The Department shall establish a schedule for the inspection...
Section 7-246 - Inspections by Health Officers - (a) The health officer for any county may inspect and...
Part VII - Transportation of Controlled Hazardous Substances
Section 7-249 - Restrictions on Transporting Controlled Hazardous Substances - (a) A person may not transport any controlled hazardous substance...
Section 7-250 - Issuance of Low-Level Nuclear Waste Hauler Certificate - The Department may not issue a hauler certificate to transport...
Section 7-251 - Scope of Controlled Hazardous Substance Hauler Certificate - A hauler certificate authorizes its holder to transport a controlled...
Section 7-252 - Standards for Hauler Certificate; Driver Certificate - (a) Each controlled hazardous substance hauler: (1) Shall maintain a...
Section 7-253 - Transportation Standards for Generators - If a person who generates a controlled hazardous substance desires...
Part VIII - Enforcement
Section 7-256 - Right of Entry - (a) At any reasonable time, a representative of the Department...
Section 7-256.1 - Administrative Search Warrants - (a) An authorized official or employee of the Department may...
Section 7-257 - Suspension and Revocation of Permits or Certificates - (a) In accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act and after...
Section 7-258 - Complaint - (a) The Department shall issue a written complaint if the...
Section 7-259 - Issuance of Notice or Order - (a) After or concurrently with service of a complaint under...
Section 7-260 - Service - (a) Any complaint, corrective order, notice, or other instrument issued...
Section 7-261 - Hearings - (a) (1) The Department shall give notice and hold any...
Section 7-262 - Final Corrective Orders - (a) (1) Unless the person served with an order under...
Section 7-263 - Injunctive Relief - (a) The Department may bring an action for an injunction...
Section 7-264 - Judicial Review - (a) Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the...
Section 7-265 - Specific Offenses and Penalties - (a) A person who commits any of the following offenses...
Section 7-266 - Civil Penalties - (a) In addition to being subject to an injunctive action...
Section 7-266.1 - Civil Penalties -- Punitive Damages - (a) In addition to being subject to penalties under §§...
Section 7-267 - Criminal Penalties - (a) (1) Except as provided in § 7-265 of this...
Section 7-268 - Attorney General Responsible for Cases - The Attorney General shall take charge of, prosecute, and defend...
Subtitle 3 - Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact
Section 7-301 - Definitions - Article I. Definitions As used in the compact, unless the...
Section 7-302 - Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission Established; Powers and Duties - Article II. The Commission a. 1. There is hereby created...
Section 7-303 - Rights, Responsibilities and Obligations of Party States - Article III. Rights, Responsibilities and Obligations of Party States a....
Section 7-304 - Prohibited Acts and Penalties - Article IV. Prohibited Acts and Penalties a. It shall be...
Section 7-305 - Eligible Parties; Effective Date; Congressional Consent; Withdrawal of Parties - Article V. Eligibility, Entry into Effect, Congressional Consent, Withdrawal a....
Section 7-306 - Construction and Severability - Article VI. Construction and Severability a. The provisions of this...
Subtitle 4 - Hazardous Waste Facility Siting Program
Section 7-401 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 7-402 - Purpose of Subtitle; Location of Facilities Subject to Certain Considerations - (a) (1) The purpose of this subtitle is to protect...
Section 7-403 - Hazardous Waste Facilities Siting Board - (a) There is a Hazardous Waste Facilities Siting Board. (b)...
Section 7-404 - Rules and Regulations - In addition to the powers set forth elsewhere in this...
Section 7-405 - Certificates of Public Necessity -- in General - (a) (1) Subject to the provisions of this subtitle, the...
Section 7-406 - Certificates of Public Necessity -- Application; Issuance - (a) Each application for a certificate submitted to the Board...
Section 7-407 - Application of Other Requirements - Regardless of whether a site and facility are approved by...
Section 7-408 - Failure to Commence Construction or Operation - (a) A certificate automatically shall be null and void if:...
Section 7-409 - Unit of Department of the Environment; Powers of Board; Informational Services - (a) The Board shall be a unit of the Department...
Section 7-410 - Inventory of Potential Sites; Filings Required by Service - (a) (1) (i) 1. In consultation with the appropriate agencies...
Section 7-411 - Duties of Service as to Inventoried Sites - (a) The Service may apply to the Board for a...
Section 7-412 - Appeal From Decision of Board - (a) Any interested party, including a prospective user of a...
Section 7-413 - Liability of Subdivision for Damages - (a) Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section,...
Subtitle 5 - Voluntary Cleanup Program
Section 7-501 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 7-502 - Authority of Department - (a) In addition to the powers set forth elsewhere in...
Section 7-503 - Voluntary Cleanup Program - (a) There is a Voluntary Cleanup Program in the Department....
Section 7-504 - Voluntary Cleanup Fund - (a) (1) There is a Voluntary Cleanup Fund established as...
Section 7-505 - Liability of Inculpable Person - (a) (1) If the Department approves a person’s status as...
Section 7-506 - Application Requirements - (a) (1) To participate in the Program, an applicant shall:...
Section 7-506.1 - Fees - (a) If a determination by the Department that it has...
Section 7-507 - Request for Determination of Brownfields Revitalization Incentive Eligibility - When an applicant submits an application under § 7–506 of...
Section 7-508 - Requirements of Response Action Plan - (a) After the Department approves an application in accordance with...
Section 7-509 - Public Participation - (a) Upon submission of a proposed response action plan, the...
Section 7-510 - Standards for Approval of Response Action Plan - (a) The Department shall approve a response action plan if...
Section 7-511 - Decision on Response Action Plan and Response Action Plan Letter - (a) Within 75 days after the Department has received a...
Section 7-512 - Withdrawal Provisions; Failure to Comply With Schedule - (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of...
Section 7-513 - Issuance of Certificate of Completion - (a) (1) Upon completion of the requirements of the response...
Section 7-514 - Effect of Response Action Plan Approval Letter and Certificate of Completion on Department's Authority and Participant's Liability - (a) A response action plan approval letter does not: (1)...
Section 7-515 - Enforcement Provisions - (a) The provisions of §§ 7-256 through 7-268 of this...
Section 7-516 - Application of Subtitle - (a) This subtitle does not affect, and may not be...
Subtitle 6 - Community Right-to-Know Fund
Section 7-601 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 7-602 - Department as Information Repository; Regulations - (a) The Department shall serve as the information repository for...
Section 7-603 - Submitting False Information Prohibited - A responsible person may not knowingly or recklessly submit false...
Section 7-604 - Community Right-to-Know Fund - (a) Notwithstanding § 7-219 of this title, there is a...
Section 7-605 - Enforcement and Penalty - (a) Except as otherwise provided, the provisions and procedures of...