Ch. 452                                           LAWS OF MARYLAND

(F) (G) "County" means county commissioners of Carroll
County, a body politic and corporate of the State of Maryland.

(G) (H) "SOLID WASTE PROJECT" MEANS ANY SERVICE, FACILITY OR
PROPERTY (REAL OR PERSONAL), USED OR USEFUL OR HAVING PRESENT
CAPACITY FOR FUTURE USE IN CONNECTION WITH THE COLLECTION OR
DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTES BY ANY MEANS, INCLUDING DISPOSAL THROUGH
THE PRODUCTION OF ENERGY OR PRODUCTS, OR OTHERWISE. THE TERM
INCLUDES ANY SERVICE, FACILITY, OR PROPERTY USED OR USEFUL OR
HAVING PRESENT CAPACITY FOR FUTURE USE IN CONNECTION WITH:

(1)  THE TRANSPORTING, TRANSFERRING, COMPACTING,
BURYING, INCINERATING, REDUCTION, COMPOSTING, COLLECTION,
STORAGE, TREATMENT, UTILIZATION, PROCESSING, OR FINAL DISPOSAL OF
SOLID WASTES;

(2)  THE CONVERSION OF SOLID WASTES TO FUEL, STEAM,
ELECTRICITY, ENERGY, OR OTHER RESOURCES OR THE GENERATION OF
STEAM, ELECTRICITY, OR OTHER FORMS OF ENERGY FROM FUEL WHICH IS
DERIVED FROM, OR IS OTHERWISE RELATED TO SOLID WASTES;

(3)  THE RECONSTRUCTION, CONVERTING OR OTHER RECYCLING
OF SOLID WASTES INTO MATERIALS WHICH ARE NOT SOLID WASTES OR
WHICH AE ARE USEFUL OR MARKETABLE; OR

(4)  ANY COMBINATION OF THE FOREGOING (WHETHER OR NOT
THOSE FACILITIES ARE LOCATED ON A SINGLE SITE). "SOLID WASTE
PROJECT" ALSO INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO:

(I)  SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES, POLLUTION
CONTROL FACILITIES, AND FACILITIES FOR GENERATING AND FURNISHING
ELECTRIC ENERGY OR GAS OR OTHER FORMS OF ENERGY WHICH CAN BE
FINANCED BY BONDS THE INTEREST ON WHICH IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX
UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED, WHETHER SUCH
INTEREST WOULD HAVE BEEN TAX EXEMPT AT THE TIME OF THE ENACTMENT
OF THIS SUBTITLE OR OF ANY AMENDMENT THERETO; AND

(II)  ANY FACILITIES AND PROPERTIES WITHIN THE
DEFINITION OF "SOLID WASTE PROJECT", SET FORTH IN THIS
SUBSECTION, WHETHER OR NOT SUCH FACILITIES OR PROPERTIES CAN BE
FINANCED BY BONDS THE INTEREST ON WHICH IS TAX EXEMPT UNDER THE
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED. IT IS THE PURPOSE AND
INTENT OF THIS SUBTITLE THAT "SOLID WASTE PROJECT" BE LIBERALLY
CONSTRUED SO AS TO EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(5)  "SOLID WASTE PROJECT" INCLUDES LAND, BUILDINGS,
STRUCTURES, MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT, RAIL OR MOTOR VEHICLES, BARGES,
BOATS, AND ALL PROPERTIES AND RIGHTS THEREIN AND APPURTENANCES
THEREOF, RIGHTS-OF-WAY, FRANCHISES, EASEMENTS AND OTHER INTERESTS
IN LAND, ALL LAND AND FACILITIES WHICH ARE FUNCTIONALLY RELATED
AND SUBORDINATE TO A SOLID WASTE PROJECT AND ALL PATENTS,
LICENSES AND OTHER RIGHTS NECESSARY OR USEFUL IN THE CONSTRUCTION
OR OPERATION OF A SOLID WASTE PROJECT.

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