Maryland Statutes
Part VI - Controlled Hazardous Substance Facility Permit
Section 7-242 - Required Standards for Maintenance of Permit

(a)    As a requirement for keeping the facility permit, each facility permit holder shall:
        (1)    Maintain a bond or other security that the Department considers sufficient to cover any cost for:
            (i)    Guaranteeing fulfillment of all requirements related to the facility permit;
            (ii)    Monitoring, maintaining, or closing the controlled hazardous substance facility; and
            (iii)    Assuring the security of the controlled hazardous substance facility after closing;
        (2)    Design, construct, and operate the controlled hazardous substance facility in the manner approved by the Department;
        (3)    Establish emergency procedures and safeguards to prevent accidents and reasonably foreseeable harm to human beings or the environment;
        (4)    Report periodically on the controlled hazardous substance that is received and discharged by the controlled hazardous substance facility, including, as applicable, volume, and chemical, physical, biological, and radioactive nature;
        (5)    In appropriate circumstances, assist in any transfer of the ownership and operation of a controlled hazardous substance facility to a qualified agency of this State or any political subdivision of this State; and
        (6)    To the extent reasonably practicable, restore the controlled hazardous substance facility site to its original condition if use as a controlled hazardous substance facility is terminated.
    (b)    In addition to the requirements for keeping a facility permit under subsection (a) of this section, each low-level nuclear waste facility permit holder shall:
        (1)    Ensure that any low-level nuclear waste being shipped to the low-level nuclear waste facility is labeled and transported in accordance with this subtitle;
        (2)    Refuse to accept for disposal any low-level nuclear waste that has not been labeled or transported in accordance with this subtitle; and
        (3)    Comply with any other requirements the Department sets.

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