3076

LAWS OF MARYLAND

[Ch. 673

STATE PLANNING, HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, ECONOMIC
, FISCAL, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND TRANSPORTATION.
THE STATEMENT SHALL BE PREPARED AND FILED WITHIN SIX
MONTHS AFTER SELECTION OF THE APPROPRIATE PARTY OR
PARTIES. THE STATEMENT. WITH WRITTEN BACKGROUND AND
SUPPORTING MATERIAL, SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
THE TIME FOR FILING THE STATEMENT MAY BE EXTENDED BY THE
SECRETARY FOR UP TO BUT NOT MORE THAN AN ADDITIONAL 12
MONTHS FOR GOOD CAUSE.

(B)          THE STATEMENT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE

LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING;

(1) AN INVENTORY OF EXISTING ECONOMIC AND
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AT THE PROJECT SITE AND IN THE
[[SURROUNDING REGION]] IMMEDIATE AREA.

(2)        A PROJECT DESCRIPTION OF WHAT IS TO BE

CONSTRUCTED. AND THE MANNER AND CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE AND
THE METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION.

(3) A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED
FACILITY INCLUDING AT LEAST ITS ANTICIPATED SIZE,
EFFLUENT LOAD, AND PRODUCTION LEVELS.

(4)          AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PROBABLE ECONOMIC,

FISCAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE PROJECT UPON THE
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE PROJECT SITE COASTAL AREA AND
THE [[SURROUNDING REGION]] IMMEDIATE AREA.

15) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MINIMIZING ANY
ADVERSE ECONOMIC, FISCAL, OR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS.

(6) AN EVALUATION OF THE NEED FOR THE
FACILITY AND THE RELATIVE MERIT OF OTHER POSSIBLE SITES.

(7) IN THE CASE OF A REFINERY, A DESCRIPTION
OF THE MANNER OF TRANSPORTATION OF THE FEED STOCK AND THE
PRODUCT OF THE CRUDE OIL.

[[(7)]] (C)______THE APPLICATION SHALL NOT BE

PROCESSED FURTHER NOR SHALL THE ANALYSIS REQUIRED BE
UNDERTAKEN UNTIL THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT WHEREIN THE
FACILITY IS PROPOSED TO BE LOCATED OR WHEREIN THE
PIPELINE WILL TERMINATE, HAS CERTIFIED TO THE DEPARTMENT
THAT ALL LOCAL LAND USE CLASSIFICATIONS, INCLUDING
ZONING, SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS, VARIANCES OR CONDITIONAL
USES, NECESSARY FOR THE LOCATION AND OPERATION OF THE
PROPOSED FACILITY HAVE BEEN OR WILL BE GRANTED. IF THE
COUNTY GOVERNMENT IN ITS DISCRETION STAYS THE
CERTIFICATION AND SO NOTIFIES THE DEPARTMENT THAT IT WILL
CONTINUE ITS STAY UNTIL THE ANALYSIS IS COMPLETED THEN,
AND ONLY IN THAT EVENT MAY THE APPLICATION BE PROCESSED
AND THE ANALYSIS PREPARED AS SET FORTH UNDER THIS