HARRY HUGHES, Governor                              2203

EMERGENCIES THAT CONSTITUTE AN ACUTE DANGER TO HEALTH OR THE
ENVIRONMENT.

(6) PROVISIONS FOR EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES FOR
MONITORING POLLUTANTS, COLLECTING SAMPLES, AND LOGGING AND
REPORTING OF MONITORING.

(C) STRINGENCY OF EFFLUENT STANDARDS.

EFFLUENT STANDARDS SET UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE AT
LEAST AS STRINGENT AS THOSE SPECIFIED BY THE NATIONAL
POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former NR §
8-1405(b).

In subsection (b)(5) of this section, "incidents"
is substituted for "episodes" to reflect correct
terminology.

9-315. SAME -- PROCEDURAL RULES AND REGULATIONS.

EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN § 8-1405 OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES
ARTICLE, THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT PROCEDURAL RULES AND
REGULATIONS AS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SUBTITLE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly appeared as the
first sentence of NR § 8-1405(c)(1).

The only changes are in style.

9-316. SAME -- PROCEDURES FOR ADOPTION.

(A)  COMPLIANCE WITH ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT.

THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT ADOPT ANY RULE OR REGULATION
UNDER THIS SUBTITLE UNLESS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION
AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT ARE MET.

(B)  PUBLIC HEARING.

BEFORE ADOPTING ANY RULE OR REGULATION UNDER THIS
SUBTITLE, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ANNOUNCE AND HOLD A PUBLIC
HEARING ON THE SUBJECT.

(C)  NOTICE.

(1) BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE DEPARTMENT
SHALL PUBLISH NOTICE OF THE HEARING.

(2) THE NOTICE SHALL STATE:

(I) THE DATE, TIME, AND PLACE OF THE