HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(f) There is a Maryland Hazardous Substance Control
Fund. EXCEPT FOR APPLICATION FEES, ALL PERMIT FEES, RENEWAL
FEES, AND ANY OTHER CHARGES TRANSPORTING VEHICLE
CERTIFICATION FEES MADE BY THE DEPARTMENT UNDER THIS
SECTION, ANY CIVIL PENALTY AND ANY FINE IMPOSED BY ANY
COURT SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE FUND. The Department shall
use the fund for

(1)  Emergency removal or mitigation of the
effect of designated hazardous substances contained in the
waters of the State;] WHICH ENDANGER THE PUBLIC HEALTH,
SAFETY, AND OR WELFARE OR WHICH ENDANGER OR DAMAGE THE
NATURAL RESOURCES;

(2)  Identifying and, where feasible, restoring
natural resources that have been damaged by designated
hazardous substances; and

(3)  Program development activities designed to
identify, monitor, and control the proper disposal of
designated hazardous substances, AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT FOR
THESE ACTIVITIES.

[Except for application fees, all permit fees, renewal
fees, and any other charges, made by the Department under
this section, shall be credited to the fund.]

(F-l) ALL COSTS TO THE HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE CONTROL
FUND RELATING TO EMERGENCY REMOVAL AND MITIGATION OF THE
EFFECT OF DESIGNATED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND TO
IDENTIFICATION AND RESTORATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES THAT
HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY DESIGNATED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, SHALL
BE REIMBURSED TO THE FUND BY THE PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
PRESENCE OF THE DESIGNATED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES IN A MANNER
WHICH ENDANGERED THE PUBLIC HEALTH. SAFETY, OR WELFARE, OR
WHICH ENDANGERED OR DAMAGED NATURAL RESOURCES. IN ADDITION
TO ANY OTHER LEGAL ACTION AUTHORIZED BY THIS TITLE, THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY BRING AN ACTION TO RECOVER COSTS
AGAINST ANY PERSON WHO FAILS TO MAKE REIMBURSEMENT AS
REQUIRED BY THIS SUBSECTION.

(1) Except for designated hazardous substances used
for residential purposes or those regulated by the
Department of Agriculture, a person may not transport a
designated hazardous substance FROM A SOURCE WITHIN THE
STATE OR to a facility within the State unless the person
first obtains a certificate from the Department and the
transporting vehicle [is] AND VEHICLE DRIVER ARE
certified by the Department. As a condition to the issuance
of a certificate, the Department may require a prospective
holder of certificate to EVERY PERSON HOLDING A HAULER
CERTIFICATE SHALL:

(1) Report periodically, on a form prescribed by
the Department, on the source, disposal destination, volume,
and nature of the designated hazardous substance
transported;