PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 378

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1993 Replacement Volume and 1994 Supplement)

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

Article - Environment

4-601.

(a)     There is an Underground Storage Tank Upgrade and Replacement Fund.

(b)     The Fund shall be used to provide loans to owners of underground storage
tanks to finance eligible costs of upgrading and replacing underground storage tanks.

(c)     The provisions of this subtitle do not apply to underground storage tanks:

(1)     That are exempt under § 4-409(b)(3) of this subtitle;

(2)     That are owned by the State or a county or a municipal government;
[or]

(3)     That are owned by a local education agency [.]; OR

(4)     THAT ARE OWNED BY A PAID OR VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY OR
RESCUE SQUAD ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 1991.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall be construed
retroactively and shall be applied to and interpreted to affect all underground storage
tanks owned by a paid or volunteer fire company or rescue squad on or after July 1, 1991.

SECTION 2. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October June 1, 1995.

Approved May 18, 1995.

CHAPTER 378
(Senate Bill 296)

AN ACT concerning

Vehicle Laws - Refusal to Issue Certificate of Title

FOR the purpose of requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to refuse to issue a
certificate of title of a vehicle if the applicant fails to furnish certain information or
documents as required by statute or regulation; requiring the Administration to
refuse to issue a certificate of title if the Administration has information or
documents that indicate certain facts; and generally relating to altering the
circumstances under which the Administration is required to refuse to issue
certificates of title.

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