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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 550

prohibiting the establishment of a facility for the
permanent disposal of high-level or low level nuclear
waste, except under certain circumstances; providing
for the licensing by the Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene of certain low level nuclear waste
disposal facilities established pursuant to regional

interstate compacts; providing for license

applications, the criteria for licensing, license

decisions, and rules and regulations to implement this
Act; providing for inspections and reports by the
Department, prohibiting the transportation of low level
nuclear waste in this State except under certain
conditions; providing for a low level nuclear waste
transportation permit adding new definitions pertaining
to nuclear waste; providing for the licensing and
regulation of low-level nuclear waste transportation,
treatment, storage and disposal generally according to
procedures of the Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene in respect to designated hazardous substances;
conditioning the issuance of a permit for the disposal
of certain low-level nuclear waste on an interstate
compact under certain circumstances; and providing for
the siting of low-level nuclear waste treatment,
storage and disposal facilities generally according to
and in conjunction with the Hazardous Waste Facilities
Siting Program; providing that the provisions of this
Act are severable; providing for the supplemental
effect of this Act; and generally relating to the
licensing of disposal sites for siting or disposal of
certain low-level nuclear wastes in this State.

BY repealing

Article 43 - Health

Section 689B

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1980 Replacement Volume and 1980 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article 43 - Health

Section 689B through 689-I 689D, inclusive, to be under

the new subtitle "Nuclear Waste Disposal"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1980 Replacement Volume and 1980 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Natural Resources

Section 3-701, 3-702, 3-703(a), 3-705, 3-706(c),

3-706(f), 3-706(1), 3-710(a)(1)(i), 3-712(b),

and 8-1413.2
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1974 Volume and 1980 Supplement)