Section 7-505 – Liability of Inculpable Person
(a) (1) If the Department approves a person’s status as an inculpable person under this subtitle, the person’s status as an inculpable person continues upon acquiring an interest in the eligible property. (2) If the person meets the requirements of § 7-506(a)(1)(i), (ii), and (iii) of this subtitle, the Department shall approve or disapprove the person’s status as […]
Section 7-506 – Application Requirements
(a) (1) To participate in the Program, an applicant shall: (i) Submit an application, on a form provided by the Department, that includes: 1. Information demonstrating to the satisfaction of the Department that the contamination did not result from the applicant knowingly or willfully violating any law or regulation concerning controlled hazardous substances; 2. Information demonstrating the person’s status as […]
Section 7-506.1 – Fees
(a) If a determination by the Department that it has no further requirements is conditioned on certain uses of the property or on the maintenance of certain conditions, the participant shall pay to the Department a fee of $2,000. (b) If a certificate of completion is conditioned on the permissible use of the property, the participant shall […]
Section 7-502 – Authority of Department
(a) In addition to the powers set forth elsewhere in this article, the Department may: (1) Accept and administer loans and grants from the federal government and other sources, public or private, to carry out any of its functions under this subtitle; and (2) Adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this subtitle. (b) To implement the requirements of […]
Section 7-503 – Voluntary Cleanup Program
(a) There is a Voluntary Cleanup Program in the Department. (b) The purpose of the Voluntary Cleanup Program is to: (1) Encourage the investigation of eligible properties with known or perceived contamination; (2) Protect public health and the environment where cleanup projects are being performed or need to be performed; (3) Accelerate cleanup of eligible properties; and (4) Provide predictability and […]
Section 7-504 – Voluntary Cleanup Fund
(a) (1) There is a Voluntary Cleanup Fund established as a nonlapsing, revolving special fund. (2) Moneys credited and any interest accrued to the Fund: (i) Shall remain available until expended; and (ii) May not be reverted to the General Fund under any other provision of law. (b) All application fees and other moneys collected by the Department under this subtitle […]