3544

EXECUTIVE ORDERS

sum shall be credited every license fee, fine, if imposed by
the circuit court for any county or the Criminal Court of
Baltimore, as the case may be, and any other charge related
to this subtitle. To this Fund shall be charged every
expense the Department OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE has
which relates to this section.

(g) Same — Use of funds not currently needed. —
Money in the Fund not needed currently to meet the
[Department's] DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE'S
obligations in the exercise of its responsibility under this
section shall be deposited with the State Treasurer to the
credit of the Fund, and may be invested as provided by law.
Interest received on the investment shall be credited to the
Fund. The Secretary OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE shall
determine the proper allocation of the moneys credited to
the Fund only for the following purposes:

(1)  Administrative expenses, personnel expenses,
and equipment costs of the Department related to the
purposes of this section.

(2)  Prevention, control, containment, clean-up,
and removal of discharges into, upon, or adjacent to waters
of the State of discharges of oil, petroleum products and
their by-products, and the restoration of natural resources
damaged by such discharges.

(3)  Development of containment and clean-up
equipment, plans, and procedures in accordance with the
purposes of this section.

(4)  Paying insurance costs by the State to
extend or implement the benefits of the Fund.

8-1411.1. Used oil recycling.

(d) Public education program. — The Department OF
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE shall conduct a public education
program to inform the public of the needs for and the
benefits of collecting and recycling used oil in order to
conserve resources and preserve the environment. As part of
this program, the Department OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE
shall:

(1) Require persons regularly engaged in the
business of selling lubricating or other oil in containers
for use off the premises, to post and maintain at or near
the point of display or sale durable and legible signs
informing the public of the importance of proper collection
and disposal of used oil, and how and where used oil may be
properly disposed of, including, whenever feasible,
locations and hours of operation of conveniently located
collection facilities;