WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 539

to the appropriation process in the annual operating budget,
the Fund shall be used for certain activities; requiring,
subject to certain provisions of the Administrative
Procedure Act, the Department to adopt certain regulations;
requiring the Department to consult with certain industries
when adopting certain regulations; requiring the Department
to provide the General Assembly and certain permit holders
with a certain annual report; requiring certain fees to be
reasonable and directly related to the actual cost of
certain activities; repealing certain provisions that
require certain fees and penalties to go into the General
Fund; and generally relating to a Maryland Clean Air Fund.

BY adding to

Article - Environment
Section 2-107

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1987 Replacement Volume)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Environment
Section 2-403(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1987 Replacement Volume)

BY repealing

Article - Environment
Section 2-403(c) and 2-612(e)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1987 Replacement Volume)

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

Article - Environment

2-107.

(A)  THERE IS A MARYLAND CLEAN AIR FUND.

(B)  ALL APPLICATION FEES, PERMIT FEES, RENEWAL FEES, AND
FUNDS COLLECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT UNDER THIS TITLE OR TITLE 6,
SUBTITLE 4 OF THIS ARTICLE, INCLUDING ANY CIVIL OR ADMINISTRATIVE
PENALTY OR ANY FINE IMPOSED BY A COURT UNDER THESE PROVISIONS,
SHALL BE PAID INTO THE MARYLAND CLEAN AIR FUND.

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