VETOES

REIMBURSED TO THE STATE BY THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
DISCHARGE.

(II) THE REIMBURSEMENT SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE
FUND.

(3)  THE FUND AND THE UST FUND SHALL BE LIMITED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LIMITS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.

(4)  LICENSE FEES SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE FUND AND
THE UST FUND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION.

(5)  THE FUND SHALL BE CREDITED WITH EVERY FINE, IF
IMPOSED BY THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ANY COUNTY, AND ANY OTHER CHARGE
RELATED TO THIS SUBTITLE.

(g) Money in the Fund AND THE UST FUND not needed currently
to meet the Department of the Environment's obligations in the
exercise of its responsibility under this section shall be
deposited with the State Treasurer to the credit of the
APPROPRIATE Fund, and may be invested as provided by law.
Interest received on the investment shall be credited to the

APPROPRIATE Fund. The Secretary of the Environment shall

determine the proper allocation of the moneys credited to the
Fund only for the following purposes:

(1) Administrative expenses, personnel expenses, and
equipment costs of the Department related to the purposes of this
section.

(2) Prevention, control, containment, clean up, and
removal of discharges into, upon, or adjacent to LAND AND waters
of the State of discharges of oil, petroleum products and their
by products, and the restoration of natural resources damaged by
such discharges.

(3) Development of containment and clean-up

equipment, plans, and procedures in accordance with the purposes
of this section.

(4) Paying insurance costs by the State to extend or
implement the benefits of the Fund.

(H) THE SECRETARY OF THE ENVIRONMENT SHALL DETERMINE THE
PROPER ALLOCATION OF THE MONEYS CREDITED TO THE UST FUND ONLY FOR
THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:

(1)  CORRECTIVE ACTION AND REIMBURSEMENT COSTS
INCURRED BY THE DEPARTMENT UNDER § 4-411.1 OF THIS SUBTITLE;

(2)  ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, PERSONNEL EXPENSES, AND
EQUIPMENT COSTS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED TO THE PURPOSES OF §
4-411.1 OF THIS SUBTITLE;

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