Section 10-2003 – Maryland Farms and Families Fund
(a) There is a Maryland Farms and Families Fund. (b) The purpose of the Fund is to provide grants to: (1) Nonprofit organizations that match purchases made with FMNP, SNAP, and WIC benefits at participating farmers markets; (2) Nonprofit farmers markets to implement the Program at the farmers markets; and (3) Local nonprofit organizations to implement the Program in partnership […]
Section 10-1804 – Registration Certificate
(a) The Department shall register each applicant who submits an application in accordance with § 10–1803 of this subtitle and issue each registrant a unique registration number and a certificate confirming registration. (b) The Department shall require each registrant to: (1) Carry the registration certificate containing the unique registration number when transporting waste kitchen grease; and (2) Conspicuously display […]
Section 10-1805 – Records of Waste Kitchen Grease
(a) Each registrant shall keep a record of the source, destination, date, and volume of waste kitchen grease hauled. (b) The registrant shall keep the records maintained under subsection (a) of this section for 2 years and make the records available for inspection by the State’s Attorney on request.
Section 10-1806 – Suspension or Revocation of Registration
It shall be a violation of this subtitle for any person to knowingly: (1) Sell or offer for sale waste kitchen grease to an unregistered person for transport in violation of this subtitle; (2) Remove waste kitchen grease from a container owned by another person; (3) Steal or damage a waste kitchen grease container owned by another person, […]
Section 10-1501 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Biodiesel” means an alternative motor fuel produced from a renewable resource such as vegetable oil or animal fat. (c) “Board” means the Renewable Fuels Incentive Board. (d) “Ethanol” means fermented ethyl alcohol derived from agricultural or forest products. (e) (1) “Small grains” means a winter grain crop. (2) “Small grains” […]
Section 10-1502 – Credits Authorized
This subtitle authorizes credits for the production of: (1) Ethanol that: (i) Satisfies the American Society for Testing and Materials Specifications D 4806-88; and (ii) Is denatured as specified in 27 C.F.R. Parts 20 and 21; and (2) Biodiesel that satisfies the American Society for Testing and Materials D 6751.
Section 10-1503 – Renewable Fuels Incentive Board
(a) There is a Renewable Fuels Incentive Board. (b) The Board consists of four members as follows: (1) The Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary’s designee; (2) The Secretary of Commerce or the Secretary’s designee; (3) The Secretary of the Environment or the Secretary’s designee; and (4) The Director of the Maryland Energy Administration or the Director’s designee. (c) (1) The Secretary of […]
Section 10-1504 – Application for Credit
(a) To be eligible for credits under this subtitle, an ethanol or biodiesel producer shall apply to the Board for certification on an application provided by the Board. (b) An applicant shall show in the application to the satisfaction of the Board: (1) That the applicant will construct or operate a facility capable of producing ethanol or biodiesel; […]
Section 10-1505 – Payment of Credits
(a) (1) The Board may pay credits as calculated under this section to certified producers of ethanol or biodiesel in the State for ethanol or biodiesel produced on or after December 31, 2007. (2) (i) For the purposes of this subtitle, a person that holds a controlling interest in more than one ethanol production facility is considered to be […]
Section 10-1203 – Composition; Oath; Term; Removal
(a) (1) The Commission consists of 10 members. (2) Of the 10 Commission members: (i) 2 members shall represent wineries of the State; (ii) 2 members shall represent grape growers of the State; (iii) 1 member shall be a representative of the Office of the Comptroller; (iv) 1 member shall represent the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources of the University of […]