VETOES

Article - Environment

Section 4-401 and 4-411

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1987 Replacement Volume and 1988 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Environment

Section 4-411.1

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1987 Replacement Volume and 1988 Supplement)

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

Article - Environment

4-401.

(a)  In this subtitle, the following words have the meanings
indicated.

(b)   "Discharge" means the addition, introduction, leaking,
spilling, or emitting any [pollutant] OIL to State waters or the
placing of any pollutant in a location where it is likely to
[pollute] REACH STATE WATERS.

[(c) "National pollutant discharge elimination system"
means the national system for the issuance of permits as
designated by the 1972 amendments to Federal Water Pollution
Control Act.

(d)   "Permit" means a permit to discharge pollutants into
waters of the State issued under this subtitle.

(e)   "Pollutant" means any wastes or wastewaters discharged
from any publicly owned treatment works or industrial source and
all other liquid, gaseous, solid or other substances which will
pollute any waters of the State.]

(C) (1) "OIL" MEANS OIL OF ANY KIND AND IN ANY LIQUID FORM
INCLUDING:

(I)  PETROLEUM;

(II)  PETROLEUM BY-PRODUCTS;

(III)  FUEL OIL;

(IV)  SLUDGE CONTAINING OIL OR OIL RESIDUES;

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