Section 4-706 – Reimbursement for Department
(a) If the Department has assumed control of an oil spill situation involving an underground oil storage tank or heating oil tank under this title, the Department may obtain from the Fund, for site rehabilitations that meet the same cleanup priority as those site rehabilitations reimbursed under § 4-705 of this subtitle: (1) Reimbursement for usual, customary, […]
Section 4-707 – Limitations on Reimbursement
(a) A payment may not be made from the Fund for a third party claim. (b) A payment may not be made as reimbursement for costs incurred or under a guarantee to a contractor unless the balance in the Fund is sufficient to cover the payment requested and any other imminent obligations or expenses of the Fund. […]
Section 4-708 – Regulations; Annual Report
(a) The Department shall adopt regulations to implement the requirements of this subtitle no later than September 30, 1993 in order to begin making disbursements from the Fund no later than January 1, 1994. (b) Beginning January 1, 1995, the Department shall annually report to the General Assembly, subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, […]
Section 4-801 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Compliance assistance” means an action taken by a jurisdiction with delegated authority under Subtitle 1 of this title that: (1) Corrects a violation before a formal enforcement action is necessary; or (2) Was voluntarily taken to prevent future violations. (c) “Critical Area” has the meaning stated in § […]
Section 4-802 – Reports; Technical Assistance; Posting of Information Collected
(a) (1) On or before January 1 each year, each jurisdiction that has delegated authority under Subtitle 1 of this title to enforce sediment and erosion control laws and regulations shall report to the Department on: (i) The total number of cases alleging violations of: 1. Sediment and erosion control laws and regulations; and 2. Building and grading permits; and […]
Section 4-901 – Requiring the Department to Submit an Addendum and Certain Milestones to the u.s. Environmental Protection Agency — Implementation by Certain Date
(a) The Department shall submit to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan climate load allocation addendum and updated 2–year milestones that fully offset additional nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment loads attributable to the impacts of climate change as determined and allocated by the Chesapeake Bay Program. […]
Section 4-602 – Underground Storage Tank Fee
(a) On or before September 1, 1991 and until July 1, 1996, a fee shall be paid annually to the Department for each underground storage tank in the State unless the tank is used exclusively for the production, distribution, or sale of petroleum by the owner of the tank. (b) The tank fee imposed under this section […]
Section 4-603 – Loans for Certain Costs
The Board of Public Works, upon the recommendation of the Secretary, may award a loan to an owner of an underground storage tank to cover the following costs: (1) Tank upgrade or replacement costs necessary to meet the technical requirements of regulations adopted by the Environmental Protection Agency for underground storage tanks; (2) Costs of site assessment […]
Section 4-604 – Application Procedures and Criteria
(a) The Department shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this subtitle. (b) (1) The regulations adopted under this subtitle shall establish application procedures and criteria for the award of a loan under this subtitle. (2) The criteria shall provide a basis for the priority ranking of projects, and shall include: (i) The financial capacity and fiscal accountability […]
Section 4-605 – Conditions of Loan
(a) (1) A loan agreement under this subtitle shall contain those conditions that the Secretary requires by regulation to achieve the purposes of this subtitle and to protect the interests of the State. (2) A loan agreement under this subtitle shall contain provisions that authorize the Secretary to recall the loan and require that any amount of financial […]