Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 5 - Voluntary Cleanup Program
Section 7-509 - Public Participation

(a)    Upon submission of a proposed response action plan, the participant:
        (1)    Shall publish a notice of a proposed response action plan once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in a daily or weekly newspaper of general circulation in the geographical area in which the eligible property is located that shall include:
            (i)    A summary of the proposed response action plan;
            (ii)    The name and address of the participant and eligible property;
            (iii)    The name, address, and telephone number of the office within the Department from which information about the proposed response action plan may be obtained;
            (iv)    An address to which persons may submit written comments about the proposed response action plan;
            (v)    A deadline for the close of the public comment period by which written comments must be received by the Department; and
            (vi)    The date and location of the public informational meeting; and
        (2)    Shall post at the eligible property a notice of intent to conduct a response action plan at that property.
    (b)    The Department shall receive written comments from the public for 30 days after publication and posting required under this section or 5 days after the public informational meeting required under this section, whichever is later.
    (c)    The Department shall hold a public informational meeting on the proposed response action plan at the participant’s expense within 40 days after the publication of the notice in accordance with subsection (a)(1) of this section.

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