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 4-411.1 – Underground Oil Storage Facilities
(a) On or before July 1, 1990, the owner, operator, or person in charge of an underground oil storage facility shall register the underground oil storage facility with the Department. (b) Unless an underground oil storage facility is registered with the Department in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section and is in substantial […]
Section 4-411.2 – Groundwater Contamination
(a) Within 14 days of the finding, the Department shall notify the appropriate local health department of a finding that a groundwater monitoring well sample taken from a high–risk groundwater use area, as defined by the Department, contains: (1) Methyl tertiary butyl ether at or in excess of 20 parts per billion; (2) Benzene at or in excess […]
Section 4-412 – Procedure Upon Violations of Subtitle
(a) (1) Whenever the Department believes a violation of any provision of this subtitle or any rule or regulation has occurred, it shall cause a written complaint to be served upon the alleged violator. The complaint shall specify the provision of law or rule or regulation allegedly violated and the alleged fact that constitutes the violation. Subsequent […]
Section 4-413 – Adding, Introducing, etc., Soil or Sediment Into Waters of the State
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, or except as authorized by a permit issued under § 9-323 of this article, it is unlawful for any person to add, introduce, leak, spill, or otherwise emit soil or sediment into waters of the State or to place soil or sediment in a condition or […]