Ch. 601

1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Underground Storage Tank Upgrade and Replacement Fund; prohibiting the use of
certain funds after a certain date from the Oil Contaminated Site Environmental
Cleanup Fund; requiring the Department of the Environment in conjunction with
certain entities to study and make certain recommendations on certain oil cleanup
issues by a certain date; providing certain funding for the Oil Contaminated Site
Environmental Cleanup Fund for certain fiscal years; making stylistic changes;
providing for the effective date of this Act; and generally relating to underground
storage tank cleanup activities.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Environment
Section 4-606(3) and 4-607 and 4-704
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

4-606.

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

(1)     Be in substantial compliance with all State and federal laws and
regulations governing the installation, operation, and use of underground storage tanks;
and

(2)    Submit a final application to the Department on or before [December
31, 1995] JUNE 30, 1998.

4-607.

(a)     Unless further action is taken by the General Assembly, no fee may be
[collected] IMPOSED or any loan made under the provisions of or for the purposes of
this subtitle, or in accordance with regulations adopted under this subtitle, after [June
30, 1996] DECEMBER 31, 1998.

(b)     On or after [July 1, 1996] DECEMBER 31, 1998 JANUARY 1, 1999, any funds
remaining in the Underground Storage Tank Upgrade and Replacement Fund shall be
credited to the Maryland Oil Disaster Containment, Clean-Up and Contingency Fund to
be used by the Department for cases in which a responsible party cannot be located or the
responsible party does not have sufficient assets to take adequate remedial action for:

(1)     The clean-up and removal of an underground storage tank; or

(2)     The clean-up of a petroleum release.

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