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Ch. 177 2005 LAWS OF MARYLAND
1. BEFORE JULY 1, 2010, A 4 CENTS PER BARREL FEE FOR OIL
TRANSFERRED IN THE STATE; AND
2. ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2010, A 3 CENTS PER BARREL FEE
FOR OIL TRANSFERRED IN THE STATE; and
(ii) Until July 1, [2005] 2010, based on an additional [1 cent] 1.75
CENTS per barrel fee for oil transferred in the State and credited to the Oil
Contaminated Site Environmental Cleanup Fund as described in Subtitle 7 of this
title.
(2) The license fee shall be paid quarterly to the Department and on
receipt by the Comptroller, credited to the proper fund. The licensee shall certify to
the Department, on forms as may be prescribed by the Department, the number of
barrels of oil transferred by the licensee during the fee quarter no later than the last
day of the month following the fee quarter. These records shall be kept confidential by
the Department.
(3) When the balance in the Maryland Oil Disaster Containment,
Clean-Up and Contingency Fund from the monthly license fees paid under paragraph
(l)(i) of this subsection into the Fund equals or exceeds a maximum limit of
$5,000,000, collection of subsequent monthly license fees under paragraph (l)(i) of
this subsection shall be abated until:
(i) The balance in the Fund from the license fees becomes less than
or equal to $4,000,000; or
(ii) There is evidence that the balance in the Fund could be
significantly reduced by the recent occurrence of a major discharge or series of
discharges.
(4) If a licensee fails to remit the fee and accompanying certification
required by this section, the amount of the license fee due shall be determined by the
Department from information as may be available. Notice of this determination shall
be given to the licensee liable for payment of the license fee. The determination shall
finally and irrevocably fix the fee unless the licensee against whom it is assessed,
within 30 days after receiving notice of the determination, shall apply to the
Department for a hearing or unless the Department, on its own, shall redetermine the
fee.
(5) The Department shall promulgate rules and regulations, establish
audit procedures for the audit of licensees, and prescribe and publish forms as may be
necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section.
4-704.
(a) There is an Oil Contaminated Site Environmental Cleanup Fund.
(b) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the Fund shall be used to:
(1) Reimburse an owner or operator of:
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