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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 696

(1) ANY AGENCY, BUREAU, DEPARTMENT, OR

INSTRUMENTALITY OF STATE GOVERNMENT THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO
EXECUTIVE ORDER 01.01.1983.9.;

(2) ANY AGENCY, BUREAU, DEPARTMENT, OR

INSTRUMENTALITY OF FEDERAL OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT;

(3) EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE NOT SUBJECT TO
EXECUTIVE ORDER 01.01.1983.09.; AND

(4) ANY PUBLIC, QUASI-PUBLIC, OR MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION.

5-409.

Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a business
entity OR PUBLIC UNIT shall be licensed by the Department before
the business entity OR PUBLIC UNIT removes or encapsulates any
asbestos in this State.

6-410.

(a)  To qualify for a license, a business entity OR PUBLIC
UNIT shall meet the requirements of this section.

(b)  Each employee or agent of the business entity OR PUBLIC
UNIT who will come in contact with asbestos or who will be
responsible for removal or encapsulation of asbestos shall:

(1)  Be familiar with federal standards for asbestos
removal and encapsulation; and

(2)  Have completed a course of instruction on
asbestos removal and encapsulation approved by the Department.

(c)  The business entity OR PUBLIC UNIT shall demonstrate to
the satisfaction of the Department that the business entity OR

PUBLIC UNIT:

(1)  Is capable of complying with all applicable
standards of the United States Environmental Protection Agency,
the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration,
and the Commissioner of Labor and Industry acting under the
Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Act; and

(2)  Has access to at least 1 approved asbestos
disposal site for deposit of all asbestos waste that the business
entity OR PUBLIC UNIT will generate during the term of the
license.

(d)  The business entity OR PUBLIC UNIT shall meet any other
standards that the Department sets.

6-411.