(a) Unless the Secretary determines that a removal and remedial action will be done properly and in a timely manner by the owner or operator of a site where used tires are stored or disposed of, if used tires are stored or disposed of at a site in a manner that may present a threat to the public health or environment, the Secretary may:
(1) Act to remove or arrange for the removal of the used tires and provide for remedial action necessary to restore any natural resources; or
(2) Take any other response measure that the Secretary considers necessary to protect the public health or welfare or the environment.
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Secretary from abating a nuisance under the provisions of Title 10 of this article, regardless of the volume of used tires stored.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities
Subtitle 2 - Regulation by State
Part II - Water Supply Systems, Sewerage Systems, and Refuse Disposal Systems
Section 9-204.1 - Installing, Altering, or Extending Incinerators
Section 9-204.2 - Installing, Altering, or Extending Landfill Systems
Section 9-206 - Water Supply Systems and Sewerage Systems for Subdivisions
Section 9-208 - Secretary to Advise Persons and Businesses
Section 9-209 - Landfill Systems -- Hearings
Section 9-210 - Landfill Systems -- Prerequisites for Issuance of Permit
Section 9-211 - Landfills, Incinerators, and Transfer Stations; Requirements for Security
Section 9-212 - Landfill Systems -- Option to Purchase
Section 9-212.1 - Landfill Systems -- Denial of Permit to Nongovernmental Person
Section 9-213 - Landfill Systems -- Term of Permit
Section 9-214 - Landfill Systems -- Revoking or Refusing to Renew Permit
Section 9-215 - Landfill Systems -- Closing and Covering When Operations End
Section 9-217 - Testing and Evaluating Lots for On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems
Section 9-218 - Sanitary Facilities Fund; Funding of Planning
Section 9-224 - Waste Disposal at and Water Pollution From Industrial Establishments
Section 9-225 - Landfill Near Hospital Prohibited
Section 9-226 - Certificate of Public Necessity Required for Hazardous Waste Landfill System
Section 9-227 - Infectious Waste in Landfill System Prohibited
Section 9-228 - Scrap Tires -- Storage, Recycling, and Disposal