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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 550

(V)  THE DEPARTMENT MAY RENEW A PERMIT
ISSUED UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH IF IT DETERMINES THAT THE PERMIT
HOLDER HAS COMPLIED WITH ALL APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTAL
REGULATIONS INCLUDING THE PAYMENT OF FEES.

(VI)  A PERMIT ISSUED UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH
IS NOT TRANSFERABLE.

(k) (1) As a condition to the issuance of a permit,
the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene shall require
when applicable a permit holder to:

(i) Report periodically on the volume and
chemical, physical, RADIOACTIVE, and biological nature of
material received and discharged by the facility;

(ii) Provide evidence of financial ability
to properly operate a facility;

(iii) Restore, to the extent reasonably
practicable, the facility site to its original condition
when use of the area for designated hazardous substances OR
LOW-LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTES disposal is terminated;

(iv) Establish emergency procedures and
safeguards necessary to prevent accidents and reasonable
foreseeable damage to humans and the environment;

(v) Design, construct, and operate the
facility in the manner approved by the Department;

(vi) File with the Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene acceptable evidence of a bond or other
security deemed sufficient and adequate by the Department to
cover any costs for:

1.  The monitoring, maintaining, and
closing of the facility;

2.  The security of the facility
after its closure; and

3.  Guaranteeing fulfillment of all
permit requirements; [and]

(vii) Assist,_______under_____appropriate

circumstances, in the transfer of public ownership or
operation of a facility by a qualified agency of any
subdivision of the State or by the Maryland Environmental
Service; AND

(VIII) IN THE CASE OF A FACILITY FOR
LOW-LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE:

1. ENSURE THAT ANY LOW-LEVEL NUCLEAR
WASTE BEING SHIPPED TO THE FACILITY IS LABELED AND
TRANSPORTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION;