PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 488

(b) The Secretary after receiving the advisory comments of the Secretaries of
[Health and Mental Hygiene] NATURAL RESOURCES, Economic and Employment
Development, and Transportation and the Director of the Office of Planning may adopt
rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this subtitle.

14-506.

(a)     Upon the filing of an application and prior to deciding whether or not to grant
the permit, a statement of the economic, fiscal, and environmental impact of the
proposed facility shall be prepared by one or more appropriate parties selected by the
Secretary after receiving the advisory comments of the Secretaries of [the Environment]
NATURAL RESOURCES, Economic and Employment Development, and Transportation
and the Director of Planning. The statement shall be prepared and filed within six months
after selection of the appropriate party or parties. The statement, with written
background and supporting material, shall be available to the public. The time for filing
the statement may be extended by the Secretary for up to but not more than an additional
12 months for good cause.

(b)     The statement shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1)     An inventory of existing economic and environmental conditions at the
project site and in the immediate area.,

(2)     A project description of what is to be constructed, and the manner and
construction schedule and the method of construction.;

(3)     A complete description of the proposed facility including at least its
anticipated size, effluent load, and production levels.;

(4)     An assessment of the probable economic, fiscal, and environmental
impact of the project upon the natural environment of the project site coastal area and
the immediate area.;

(5)     Recommendations for minimizing any adverse economic, fiscal, or
environmental impacts.;

(6)     An evaluation of the need for the facility and the relative merit of other
possible sites.; AND

(7)     In the case of a refinery, a description of the manner of transportation of
the feed stock and the product of the crude oil.

(c)     The application shall not be processed further nor shall the analysis required
be undertaken until the county government wherein the facility is proposed to be located
or wherein the pipeline will terminate, has certified to the Department that all local land
use classifications, including zoning, special exceptions, variances or conditional uses,
necessary for the location and operation of the proposed facility have been or will be
granted. If the county government in its discretion stays the certification and so notifies
the Department that it will continue its stay until the analysis is completed then, and only
in that event may the application be processed and the analysis prepared as set forth
under this subtitle.

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