HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                2853

Department of Agriculture, State Soil Conservation
Committee, the [Department of Natural Resources, and]
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene AND THE WATER
RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION at least ten days prior to the date
of such hearing.

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

469.

(a) Any person or organization that owns, maintains or
causes to be maintained a junkyard or automobile graveyard,
as defined in § 8-801 of the Transportation Article,
lawfully in existence on January 1, 1972, which adjoins any
river, stream, or other body of water shall store and
maintain any trash, junk, automobiles, automobile tires,
other automobile parts and other refuse in such manner as to
prevent the dumping, depositing or transport of this matter
into the waters of the State, as defined in Title 8 of the
Natural Resources Article; inform the [Department of Natural
Resources and] the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
AND THE WATER RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION of provisions planned
or made to prevent the dumping, depositing or transport of
this matter into the waters of the State; and comply with
the provisions of standards and specifications of the
[Department of Natural Resources] WATER RESOURCES
ADMINISTRATION as these relate to the erection of retaining
walls, or the use of devices or procedures to restrain the
dumping, depositing or transport of this matter into the
waters of the State.

(b) Where the owners and operators of a junkyard or an
automobile graveyard, as defined in § 8-801 of the
Transportation Article, producing, collecting, retaining,
throwing, dumping or depositing any trash, punk or other
refuse have not erected retaining walls or other restraining
devices or procedures approved by the [Department of Natural
Resources] WATER RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION, the presence of
any trash, junk, automobiles, automobile tires, other
automobile parts or other refuse in waters of the State or
on embankments or other sites where it may readily fall into
or be transported into the waters of the State shall be
prima facie evidence of a violation of this section and be
subject to the penalties imposed herein.

Article 41 - Governor-Executive and Administrative
Departments

206.

(c) (1) The Secretary shall be responsible for the
operation of his office and shall establish guidelines and
procedures to promote the orderly and efficient

administration thereof. He may establish areas of

responsibility within his office and may reorganize or
abolish the same as necessary to effectively fulfill the
duties assigned to him. He shall appoint, with the approval