Ch. 761

LAWS OF MARYLAND

counsel without consultation with the Secretary. The counsel to
the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, and
the other assistant attorneys general so employed shall each
perform such legal duties for the Department as the Attorney
General may from time to time assign to them; and the Attorney
General is hereby authorized to assign to them, and each of them,
the performance subject to his discretion and control of any of
the duties with respect to said Department required of him by

law. All such assistant attorneys general shall be practicing

lawyers of the State of Maryland, in good standing, and they
shall receive such compensation as shall be provided in the State

budget. This subsection shall not apply with respect to any

agencies or units of government within the Department of Public
Safety and Correctional Services to the extent that such agencies
or units are authorized by law to employ their own legal advisors
or counsel.

4-103.1.

IN ADDITION TO THEIR DUTIES UNDER § 4-103(D) OF THIS
SUBTITLE, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND COUNSEL TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES SHALL ASSIST A VOLUNTEER
FIRE COMPANY, VOLUNTEER RESCUE SQUAD, OR VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE
COMPANY IN THE NEGOTIATIONS AND IN THE FILING OF A COURT SUIT TO
OBTAIN REIMBURSEMENT UNDER § 3-1103 OF THE COURTS AND JUDICIAL
PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE FOR THE EXPENSE OF AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE,
CONTAINMENT, CLEANUP, AND ABATEMENT OF A SPILL OR DISCHARGE
INVOLVING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the State Fire
Marshal shall report his Department of the Environment shall
report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly
by July 1, 1989 on the effectiveness of Section 1 of this Act.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the provisions
of this Act apply only to a traffic accident involving hazardous
materials that occurs on or after July 1, 1988.

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1988.

Approved May 27, 1988.

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