Ch. 760                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND

(c) The form of the citation shall be prescribed by the
District Court.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1988.

Approved May 27, 1988.

CHAPTER 760

(Senate Bill 375)

AN ACT concerning

Reimbursement for Costs of Emergency Response, Containment,
Cleanup, and Abatement - Transportation of Hazardous Materials -
Volunteer Fire Companies, Volunteer Rescue Squads, and Volunteer

Ambulance Companies

FOR the purpose of requiring a motor carrier who transports
certain hazardous materials on a highway in the State and
who is at fault in and causes certain traffic accidents that
result in a spill or discharge of hazardous materials to
reimburse certain expenses of an emergency response,
containment, cleanup, and abatement by volunteer fire
companies, volunteer rescue squads, or volunteer ambulance
companies and certain individuals; defining certain terms;
providing for the application of this Act to certain traffic
accidents that occur on or after the effective date of this
Act; providing that certain expenses of an emergency
response, containment, cleanup, and abatement under this Act
are a debt of the responsible motor carrier; requiring
certain negotiations under this Act; allowing certain
parties to file a court suit if the negotiations do not
resolve certain disputes; requiring the Attorney General and
counsel to the Department of Public Safety and Correctional
Services to provide certain assistance permitting the award
of reasonable attorney's fees in certain circumstances;
providing for the payment of reimbursements under this Act
to certain persons, volunteer companies, and counties;
providing that this Act does not apply to a release of
hazardous materials from farm vehicles; specifying that this
Act does not abrogate certain rights; providing for the
scope of this Act; providing for a certain report under this
Act; and generally relating to the responsibility of a motor
carrier who transports hazardous materials that result in a
spill or discharge of hazardous materials to reimburse
certain expenses.

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