Ch. 610                                     1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(3) (4) IN DETERMINING WHETHER A PERSON'S CONSENT TO TAKE A
TEST SUBSEQUENT TO PERSON HAS WITHDRAWN AN INITIAL REFUSAL CURES THE
INITIAL REFUSAL UNDER FOR THE PURPOSES OF PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS
SUBSECTION, THE BURDEN OF PROOF RESTS WITH THE PERSON TO ESTABLISH BY A
PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH (1) (2) OF
THIS SUBSECTION.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall be
construed only prospectively and may not be applied or interpreted to have any effect on
or application to any refusal to take a test that occurred before the effective date of this
Act.

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1993.

Approved May 27, 1993.

CHAPTER 610
(House Bill 1436)

AN ACT concerning                                                                               

Sewage Sludge Application - Counties                                     

FOR the purpose of authorizing certain counties to establish sewage sludge management
programs and set fees, not to exceed a certain amount per ton, for the application of
sewage sludge to land in those counties; requiring those fees to be deposited in a
county sewage sludge management fund; restricting the use of those funds to the
administration of a county or counties sewage sludge management program;
authorizing the counties to impose certain penalties; providing that penalties
collected shall be deposited to the State General Fund; allowing a designee of a
local health official to perform certain duties and exercise certain responsibilities
concerning sewage sludge application under certain circumstances; altering the
percentage of generator fees for which the Department of the Environment may
contract for supplemental inspection and monitoring services within a county;
requiring a certain report by a certain date; providing for the effective date of this
Act; and generally relating to county administration of sewage sludge management
programs.                                                                   

BY adding to repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Environment                                                                                       

Section 9-235.1 9-243(a), (b), (c), and (e), and 9-244(c)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1987 Replacement Volume and 1992 Supplement)                               

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

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