3554

EXECUTIVE ORDERS

(f)  Maryland Hazardous Substance Control Fund.
There is a Maryland Hazardous Substance Control Fund. The
Department OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE shall use the fund
for:

(1)  Emergency removal or mitigation of the
effect of designated hazardous substances contained in the
waters of the State;

(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.

Except for application fees, all permit fees, renewal

fees, and any other charges, made by the Department OF

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE under this section, shall be
credited to the fund.

(g)  Limitation on disposition of designated hazardous
substances. — Except as provided in § 8-1413 and
regulations adopted pursuant to this subtitle, a person only
may dispose of designated hazardous substances in a
facility. Until July 1, 1980, the Maryland Port
Administration may dispose of, or cause to be disposed,
designated hazardous substances only in a disposal
structure, system, or geographic area utilized for disposal
on or before January 1, 1978.

(h) Notice by person utilizing or disposing of
designated hazardous substances. — After six months from
the date the Department OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE adopts
a regulation designating hazardous substances, any person
who utilizes or disposes of designated hazardous substances,
except those utilized for residential purposes or those
regulated by the Department of Agriculture, shall notify the
Department OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE in writing, on the
form provided by the Department, of the following:

(1)  The names and volumes of the designated
hazardous substances; and

(2)  The manner of their management or disposal.

(i) Permit to operate facility[—Required;
incorporation into permit of Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene]. — After July 1, 1977, a person may not operate or
maintain a facility without a permit issued UNDER THIS
SECTION OR A PERMIT ISSUED UNDER ARTICLE 43 WHICH THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE HAS DETERMINED TO BE
SUFFICIENT TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION [by the