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Construction —

Baltimore City -

Ambient air quality impact analysis and groundwater and surface

water impact analysis, preparation before issuing permit for

solid waste acceptance facility or construction of a source of air

pollution, requirements added ....................................................

504

2258

License fees altered ........................................................................

377

1252

Contracts, prompt payment provision exceptions for contracts

between contractor and State or local government, school board,

or public authority, clarified ..........................................................

486

2072

New home warranties and warranty security plans, requirements

added ...............................................................................................

223

805

Consumer Credit SEE Credit

Consumer Protection —

Automated telephone address signaling systems, time limit for

disconnection of pre-recorded message machine and penalty

provisions added .............................................................................

607

2647

Checks, requesting or recording drawer's credit card account

number as condition of acceptance, prohibited ............................

172

668

Consumer Education and Advocacy Program, Insurance

Commissioner required to establish ...............................................

509

2276

Credit card transactions, requesting or recording card holder's

address or phone number on form, prohibited .............................

171

666

Credit services businesses failing to comply with requirements,

monetary award liability added and penalty increased .................

669

2842

Debts owed to Home Improvement Commission by contractors,

collection through the Tax Refund Intercept Program authorized

640

2748

Division of, appropriation to .............................................................

409

1364

Health Education and Advocacy Unit in the Attorney General's

Consumer Protection Division, termination date repealed ..........

450

1860

Mobile home parks, rental agreement required to include text of a

code section which defines "qualified resident" ...........................

565

2504

New home warranties and warranty security plans, requirements

added ...............................................................................................

223

805

Open end secured credit plans, application fee and annual charge

permitted, provisions added ...........................................................

456

1872

Preferred provider organizations and insurance policies, provider

service agreements, and nonprofit health service plans, regulatory

authority of Insurance Commissioner clarified and revised .........

578

2532

Pre-need burial contracts, amount of required escrow deposit

reduced and interest requirements added .....................................

489

2081

Pre-need funeral contracts, irrevocable trust provisions added ......

680

2866

Prescription drugs, unlawful discriminatory pricing practices,

federal investigation of effects on consumer prices urged ...........

JR5

2953

Property tax rate increases, requirements for advertisements,

notices and tax bills altered ...........................................................

10

278

Real estate broker or salesperson, disclosure of representation of

seller or lessor to buyer or lessee, provisions amended ................

495

2224

Real estate brokers and salespersons, disclosure that licensee

represents seller or lessor, short-term leases exempted from

requirements ...................................................................................

637

2730

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