5334

VETOES

a person may not dispose of or cause to be disposed of any
used oil by discharge, dump, or deposit into sewers,
drainage systems, surface or ground waters, any waters in
this State, or by incineration or as refuse, or onto any
public or private land unless such land is designated by the
State or by any of its agencies or political subdivisions as
a collection facility for such disposal, dumping, or deposit
and the used oil is placed in a receptacle or container
installed or located on such property.

(2) (I) A PERSON MAY NOT DISPOSE OF OR CAUSE TO
BE DISPOSED OF ANY USED OIL BY BURNING UNLESS THE USED OIL
IS REFINED RE-REFINED AND THE EMISSIONS FROM SUCH BURNING
MEET FEDERAL AND STATE AIR QUALITY STANDARDS.

(II) THE PROVISIONS OF SUBPARAGRAPH (I) DO
NOT APPLY TO:

1. FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND FIRE
COMPANIES THAT BURN USED OIL DURING TRAINING EXERCISES; AND

2. OWNERS OF FARMLAND WHO BURN USED
OIL TO CLEAR FIELDS FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES.

[(2)] (3) The provisions of this subsection do
not include the application of used oil to roads for
maintenance purposes as authorized by law, or the use of
used oil as a fuel IF THE USED OIL IS GENERATED BY AN
ELECTRIC UTILITY COMPANY'S OPERATIONS AND BURNED IN ITS
STEAM GENERATING UNITS, or the use of used or recycled oil
for maintenance or lubrication of agricultural equipment.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1982.

June 1, 1982
The Honorable Benjamin L. Cardin
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21404

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the
Maryland Constitution, I have today vetoed House Bill 1277.

As originally introduced, the bill would have
prohibited a person from burning used oil unless it was
refined and the emissions from the burning met State and
federal laws. As enacted, however, the bill eliminated the
qualification that the used oil be refined, added exemptions
to the prohibition on burning used oil at certain sources,
and brought the use of used oil as a fuel within the