LAWS OF MARYLAND

BY adding to

Article - State Finance and Procurement

Section 14-402(d) and (e)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1985 Volume and 1987 Supplement)

(As enacted by Chapter ___(H.B. 1) of the

Acts of the General Assembly of 1988)

Preamble

WHEREAS, Many areas of the State are rapidly running out of
available landfill space; and

WHEREAS, The removal of certain materials from the solid
waste stream will decrease the flow of solid waste to Maryland's
shrinking available landfill and refuse disposal system space;
and

WHEREAS, The recycling of reusable waste materials will
substantially reduce the required capacity of proposed refuse
disposal systems thereby resulting in significant cost savings in
the operation of these refuse disposal systems; and

WHEREAS, There are many untapped markets available for the
purchase of recyclable materials; and

WHEREAS, The expeditious identification of local, national,
and international markets and distribution networks for
recyclable materials is a necessary prerequisite to the
development and implementation of recycling programs; and

WHEREAS, While sludge is not counted toward the solid waste
stream reduction of a county or municipality, the State
encourages counties and municipalities to recycle sewage sludge;
now, therefore,

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Environment

9-204.1.

THE SECRETARY MAY NOT ISSUE A PERMIT TO INSTALL, MATERIALLY
ALTER, OR MATERIALLY EXTEND AN INCINERATOR FOR DISPOSAL OF A
SOLID WASTE STREAM, AS DEFINED IN § 9-1601(H) OF THIS TITLE,
UNLESS THE COUNTY WHERE THE PROPOSED INCINERATOR IS TO BE

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Ch. 536

(1987 Replacement Volume)