The Department of the Environment shall charge and collect a compensatory fee from the person responsible for any oil spillage. This fee shall cover the costs incurred by any person who responds to an oil spillage with the authorization of the Department and shall cover the cost of labor, equipment operation, and material necessary to eliminate the residue of oil spillage, and the cost of restoring the area damaged by the spillage to its original condition. Any compensatory fees collected by the Department for costs incurred by a person authorized to respond to an oil spillage shall be reimbursed to that person by the Department.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 4 - Water Pollution Control and Abatement
Section 4-402 - Declaration of Public Policy
Section 4-403 - Construction and Purpose of Subtitle; Remedies Additional and Cumulative
Section 4-405 - Powers and Duties of Department Generally
Section 4-406 - Development of Program to Respond to Emergency Oil Spillage
Section 4-407 - Bond of Vessels on Waters of State to Discharge or Receive Oil Cargo
Section 4-408 - Compensatory Fee for Oil Spillage
Section 4-409 - Liability for Damages Caused by Oil Spillage; Underground Tanks
Section 4-410 - Discharge of Oil Generally
Section 4-411 - Oil Discharge Containment, Control and Clean-Up
Section 4-411.1 - Underground Oil Storage Facilities
Section 4-411.2 - Groundwater Contamination
Section 4-412 - Procedure Upon Violations of Subtitle
Section 4-413 - Adding, Introducing, etc., Soil or Sediment Into Waters of the State
Section 4-414 - Evaluating and Monitoring Dumping of Dredged Spoils
Section 4-415 - Orders to Correct Violations
Section 4-415.1 - Entry and Access to Property
Section 4-416 - Injunctive Relief
Section 4-418 - Violations of 4-410; Enforcement and Disposition of Penalties and Compensatory Fees
Section 4-419 - Liability of Persons Assisting in Controlling Discharge