PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 627

Article - Environment

(a) The State Used Tire Cleanup and Recycling Fund shall consist of moneys
made available under:

(1) Loan authorizations;

(2)     Funds appropriated in the State budget;

(3)    Fees collected for the sale of tires by retail dealers under § 9-228(g) of
this subtitle; or

(4)    Bond and security forfeitures collected under § 9-228(k) of this subtitle.

(b) (1) The Fund is limited to a maximum of [$15,000,000] $10,000,000.

(2) If the sum of unallocated funds in the Fund and the projected fees for
the next fiscal year exceeds [$15,000,000] $10,000,000, the Board of Public Works shall
adjust the fees for the next fiscal year on a pro-rata basis so that the sum of unallocated
and actual fees does not exceed [ $15,000,000] $10,000,000.

9-275.

(a) Subject to the appropriation process in the annual operating budget AND
SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION, the Department shall use the State Used Tire
Cleanup and Recycling Fund solely:

(1)     For removal, restoration, EMERGENCY, or remedial action, including
the restoration of natural resources where feasible and, site maintenance and monitoring,
AND FIRE CESSATION. IF REQUESTED BY A LOCAL GOVERNMENT. NOT TO EXCEED
$100,000 FOR EACH FIRE CESSATION EMERGENCY ACTION IN THAT JURISDICTION, in
response to the disposal or storage of scrap tires in violation of this subtitle, including:

(i) All costs incurred by the State in inspecting and monitoring any
site where scrap tires are processed, stored, or disposed of in violation of this subtitle and
assessing the threat to the public health and the environment of the site, the costs of
investigations conducted for the purpose of defining necessary remedial action, and the
costs of litigation expenses incurred in obtaining reimbursement for expenditures; and

(ii) All costs incurred in providing public information concerning a site
where scrap tires are processed, stored, or disposed of; and

(2)     With the approval of the Board of Public Works, to provide financial
assistance:

(i) Through the service for projects approved by the Department to
reduce, recover, and recycle scrap tires; and

(ii) To the service for costs related to the implementation of scrap tire
recycling systems, including the costs of:

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