Section 1-401 – Department Established

    There is a Department of the Environment, established as a principal department of the State government.

Section 1-402 – Secretary

    (a)    The head of the Department is the Secretary of the Environment, who shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.     (b)    (1)    The Secretary serves at the pleasure of the Governor and is responsible directly to the Governor. The Secretary shall advise the Governor on all matters assigned to the Department […]

Section 1-403 – Deputy Secretary; Staff

    (a)    (1)    With the approval of the Governor, the Secretary shall appoint a deputy secretary.         (2)    The deputy secretary serves at the pleasure of the Secretary.         (3)    The deputy secretary is entitled to the salary provided in the State budget.         (4)    The deputy secretary has the duties provided by law or delegated by the Secretary.     (b)    (1)    The Secretary may employ a […]

Section 1-404 – Secretary’s Duties, Powers, and Functions; Units to Report to Secretary; Interference With Secretary’s or His Agent’s Right to Entry; Penalty

    (a)    The Secretary is responsible for the budget of the office of the Secretary and for the budget of each unit in the Department.     (b)    (1)    The Secretary may adopt rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of law that are within the jurisdiction of the Secretary.         (2)    The Secretary shall review and may revise the rules and […]

Section 1-405 – Investigations; Information About Certain Cancers; Release of Information

    (a)    The Secretary shall investigate:         (1)    The influence of locality, employment, habit, and other conditions on health; and         (2)    The causes of diseases and mortality to the extent that they may relate to environmental factors.     (b)    The Secretary may adopt procedures to obtain information about cancers that are caused by environmental carcinogens and toxic substances and about the incidence […]

Section 1-406 – Units Included in Department

    The following units, among other units, are included in the Department:         (1)    Air Quality Control Advisory Council;         (2)    Hazardous Substances Advisory Council;         (3)    Radiation Control Advisory Board;         (4)    Science and Health Advisory Group;         (5)    Board of Waterworks and Waste System Operators;         (6)    Board of Well Drillers;         (7)    Hazardous Waste Facilities Siting Board; and         (8)    Marine Contractors Licensing Board.

Section 1-407 – Legal Counsel

    (a)    The Attorney General is legal adviser to the Department.     (b)    The Attorney General shall assign to the Department the number of assistant Attorneys General authorized by law to be assigned to the Department and any additional ones necessary to give effective legal advice and counsel. The Attorney General also shall designate an assistant Attorney General as […]