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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 23 0

BY adding to

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Section 8—1411.1
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1974 Volume and 1977 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

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8-141 1. 1.

(A)    DEFINITIONS - IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING
WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICATED.

(1)    "USED OIL" MEANS A PETROLEUM-BASED OR
SYNTHETIC OIL AS AN ENGINE LUBRICANT, ENGINE OIL, MOTOR OIL,
OR LUBRICATING OIL FOR USE IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE,
OR AS A PRODUCT FOR USE IN LUBRICATING A LUBRICANT FOR MOTOR
VEHICLE TRANSMISSIONS, GEARS, OR AXLES WHICH THROUGH USE,
STORAGE OR HANDLING HAS BECOME UNSUITABLE FOR ITS ORIGINAL
PURPOSE DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF IMPURITIES OR LOSS OF
ORIGINAL PROPERTIES.

(2)    "RECYCLE" MEANS TO PREPARE USED OIL FOR
REUSE AS A PETROLEUM PRODUCT OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT SUBSTITUTE
BY REFINING, RE-REFINING, RECLAIMING, REPROCESSING, OR OTHER
MEANS OR TO USE USED OIL IN A MANNER THAT SUBSTITUTES FOR A
PETROLEUM PRODUCT OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT SUBSTITUTE MADE FROM
NEW OIL, PROVIDED THAT THE PREPARATION OR USE IS
OPERATIONALLY SAFE, ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND, AND COMPLIES WITH
ALL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

(B)    CITATION - THIS ACT SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY
BE CITED AS THE MARYLAND USED OIL RECYCLING ACT.

(C)    DECLARATION OF FINDINGS AND POLICY - THE
LEGISLATURE FINDS THAT A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF GALLONS OF
USED OIL IS GENERATED EACH YEAR IN THE STATE. USED OIL IS A
VALUABLE PETROLEUM RESOURCE WHICH CAN BE RECYCLED. IN SPITE
OF THE POTENTIAL FOR RECYCLING, SIGNIFICANT QUANTITIES OF
USED OIL ARE WASTEFULLY DISPOSED OF OR IMPROPERLY USED BY
MEANS WHICH POLLUTE THE WATER, LAND, AND AIR, AND ENDANGER
PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE. USED OIL SHOULD BE COLLECTED AND
RECYCLED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE, BY MEANS WHICH ARE
ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND, IN ORDER TO
CONSERVE IRREPLACEABLE PETROLEUM RESOURCES, PRESERVE AND
ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF NATURAL AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENTS, AND
PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE.

(D)    PUBLIC EDUCATION - THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONDUCT A

PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE NEEDS
FOR AND THE BENEFITS OF COLLECTING AND RECYCLING USED OIL IN