H.B. 1394

VETOES

4-411.

(b)     A person other than a vessel or barge may not transfer oil in the State without
a license.

(c)      (1) A license required under this section shall be secured from the
Department of the Environment subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
section. The fee on any barrel shall be imposed only once, at the point of first transfer in
the State. The license fee shall be:

(i) Based on a 0.75 cents per barrel fee for oil transferred in the State
and credited to the Maryland Oil Disaster Containment, Clean-up and Contingency
Fund; [and]

(ii) Until July 1, 1994 1996, based on an additional 5.0 cents per barrel
fee for oil, except heating oil, transferred in the State and sold to oil marketing firms
credited to the Underground Storage Tank Upgrade and Replacement Fund under
Subtitle 6 of this title; AND

(III) UNTIL THE TERMINATION DATE DETERMINED UNDER §
4-704(D) OF THIS TITLE, BASED ON AN ADDITIONAL 21.0 CENTS PER BARREL FEE FOR
OIL, EXCEPT HEATING OIL, TRANSFERRED IN THE STATE AND CREDITED TO THE
OIL CONTAMINATED SITE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP FUND.

(2) The license fee shall be paid quarterly to the Department and on receipt
by the Comptroller, credited to the proper fund. The licensee shall certify to the
Department, on forms as may be prescribed by the Department, the number of barrels of
oil transferred by the licensee during the fee quarter no later than the last day of the
month following the fee quarter. These records shall be kept confidential by the
Department.

4-602.

(a)     On or before September 1, 1991, a fee shall be paid annually to the
Department for each underground storage tank in the State unless the tank is used
exclusively for the production, distribution, or sale of petroleum by the owner of the tank.

(b)     The tank fee imposed under this section shall not exceed:

(1)     $100 for each tank having a maximum capacity of under 1,100 gallons;
and

(2)     $200 for each tank having a maximum capacity of 1,100 gallons or more.

(c)     The fees received under this section and under § 4-411(c)(1)(ii) of this
subtitle shall be paid into the Underground Storage Tank Upgrade and Replacement
Fund.

4-606.

(a) To be eligible for a loan under this subtitle, an applicant shall:

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