WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 306

(3)  Development of containment and clean-up
equipment, plans, and procedures in accordance with the purposes
of this section.

(4)  Paying insurance costs by the State to extend or
implement the benefits of the Fund.

(h) The Department shall provide the   standing committees of

the Maryland General Assembly with primary   jurisdiction over this

section with a status report on the [fund]   FUND on or before July
1 of each year.

[8-1412] 4-412.

(a) Whenever the Department believes a violation of any
provision of this subtitle or any rule or regulation has
occurred, it shall cause a written complaint to be served upon
the alleged violator. The complaint shall specify the provision
of law or rule or regulation allegedly violated and the alleged
fact that constitutes the violation. Subsequent to or concurrent
with service of the complaint as provided in subsection (c), the
Department may exercise one of the following options:

(1)  Issue an order requiring necessary corrective
action be taken within the time prescribed in its order. Any
person named in the order may request in writing a hearing before
the Department not later than ten days after the date the order
is served, in which case a hearing shall be scheduled within ten
days from receipt of the request. A decision shall be rendered
within ten days from the date of the hearing.

(2)  Require the alleged violator to file a written
report regarding the alleged violation.

(3)  Require the alleged violator to appear before the
Department at a time and place the Department specifies to answer
the charge outlined in the complaint.

(4)  Require the alleged violator to file a written
report regarding the alleged violation and appear before the
Department at a time and place the Department specifies to answer
the charges outlined in the complaint.

If the Department exercises the option provided by paragraph
(2), the alleged violator may request in writing a hearing before
the Department not later than ten days after the date that notice
of the requirement of the written report is served. The
appearance of the alleged violator before the Department under
the options provided by paragraph (3) or (4) constitutes an
administrative hearing, and the party has the right of any party
in a contested case provided in §§ 10-205, 10-208, and 10-209 of
the State Government Article. If the Department exercises the
option provided by paragraphs (2), (3), or (4), it may not issue

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