2846                                 LAWS OF MARYLAND                               Ch. 815

appropriate officials.

(c)  To administer this section the Department of
[Health and Mental Hygiene] NATURAL RESOURCES may use the
organization, equipment, and units, including engineering,
clerical, and other personnel, employed in the improvement
and preservation of waters and natural resources of the
State to enforce the laws for the preservation and
protection of the waters and natural resources of the State.
Any person authorized by law to make arrests may apply for a
warrant, arrest, and take into custody, with or without
process, any person who violates any provision of this
section. However, a person may not be arrested without
process for a violation not committed in the presence of one
of the aforesaid officials. If any person is arrested under
the provisions of this section, the person arrested
immediately shall be brought before a judge, or court of the
State for examination of the offense alleged against him.

(d)  Whenever any person or ship is accused of
violating any provision of this section, the arresting
officer shall notify the Department of [Health and Mental
Hygiene] NATURAL RESOURCES in writing to permit the
Department to take any advisable action. The provisions of
this subsection are directory only.

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(c) A license required under this section shall be
secured from the Department of [Health and Mental Hygiene]
NATURAL RESOURCES subject to terms and conditions set forth
in this section, and by paying an annual fee according to
the following schedule using the total storage capacity at
an oil terminal facility as an indicator of the utilization,
impact, and possible hazards to the State's natural
resources:

License	Total Storage	Capacity	Annual
Designation	in Barrels		License
			Fee
Class A	50,000 or greater		$5,000
Class B	20,000 to less than	50,000	$1,500
Class C	10,000 to less than	20,000	$1,000
Class D	5,000 to less than	10,000	$ 500
Class E	Less than 5,000 but	greater	$ 250
	than 3,000

The annual fee may not be less than $250 nor greater
than $5,000. However, the maximum paid by any one person
may not exceed $25,000. At the time the fund reaches its
maximum of $1,000,000, collection of the annual license fees
shall be abated. Annual fees shall be paid by these
facilities to the State Comptroller and upon receipt by him
credited to the Maryland Oil Disaster Containment, Clean-Up
and Contingency Fund. Annual fees shall be paid by these
facilities not later than September 1, for the fiscal year