(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Board” means the Hazardous Waste Facilities Siting Board. (c) “Certificate” means a certificate of public necessity issued by the Board. (d) “Facility” means any structure, equipment, machinery, bins, tanks, pipes, pumps, conveyors, wells, trenches, pits, or cells used for treatment, processing, reconditioning, exchange, incidental storage in connection […]
(a) (1) The purpose of this subtitle is to protect the public health and the environment by ensuring the availability of sites and properly designed facilities to dispose of, reuse, recycle, incinerate, or otherwise render nonhazardous, hazardous waste materials and to eliminate illegal dumping or improper disposal. It is the further purpose of this subtitle to achieve […]
(a) There is a Hazardous Waste Facilities Siting Board. (b) (1) The Board consists of 8 members appointed by the Governor who shall represent the various geographical areas of the State. No more than one member of the Board shall be a resident of the same county or of Baltimore City. (2) Of the 8 members: (i) Two shall be […]
In addition to the powers set forth elsewhere in this subtitle, the Board may adopt rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this subtitle.
(a) (1) Subject to the provisions of this subtitle, the Board shall issue certificates of public necessity: (i) For the siting of hazardous waste facilities; and (ii) For the siting of low-level nuclear waste facilities. (2) A certificate under this subtitle is not required if a site and facility are otherwise authorized by law. (3) A certificate is not required for […]
(a) Each application for a certificate submitted to the Board shall contain a report with information of the type, quality, and detail that will permit adequate consideration of the environmental, social, technical, and economic factors involved in the establishment and operation of the proposed facilities. The applicant shall make the report available to affected subdivisions and […]
Regardless of whether a site and facility are approved by a subdivision or are certified under this subtitle: (1) All other requirements for permits by State health or any other State regulatory agency remain applicable; and (2) All other State environmental, health, and safety restrictions shall apply, as provided in § 7-405(c) of this subtitle.
(a) A certificate automatically shall be null and void if: (1) Construction or other preparation of the site for its intended use of the facility for which the certificate was issued has not commenced within 2 years following issuance of the certificate; or (2) The facility has not commenced operation within 4 years following issuance of the certificate. […]
(a) The Board shall be a unit of the Department for purposes of executive organization. (b) The Board has all powers necessary for carrying out the purposes of this subtitle, including but not limited to the powers set forth in this section, and may: (1) Make any contract or agreement the Board determines to be necessary or incidental […]
(a) (1) (i) 1. In consultation with the appropriate agencies of State and local government, the Service shall prepare by June 1, 1981, an initial inventory of potential hazardous waste facility sites and a program for utilizing these sites that appear suitable for and capable of meeting disposal demands. 2. In consultation with the appropriate agencies of State and local […]
(a) The Service may apply to the Board for a certificate for one or more sites. (b) The Board may direct the Service to prepare and submit a proposal for acquisition or utilization or both of any inventoried site. The Board may further direct the Service to perform any act authorized by Subtitle 1 of Title 3 […]
(a) Any interested party, including a prospective user of a hazardous or low-level nuclear waste facility site who generates hazardous or low-level nuclear waste in this State, may appeal a decision of the Board directly to the circuit court of the jurisdiction of the proposed site. The decision of the circuit court may be appealed to […]
(a) Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section, a subdivision may not be held liable for any damages to any party that have arisen from the selection or certification of any site or facility under this subtitle or from the regulation, operation, or control of any site or facility certified under this subtitle. (b) The […]
