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(II)    BE HEARD AT THE EARLIEST PRACTICABLE DATE; AND
(III) BE EXPEDITED IN EVERY WAY.

(D)    A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OR ANY AGENCY OF A
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION MAY NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY ACTION BROUGHT UNDER
THIS SECTION OR AN ACTION RESULTING FROM AN ACTION BROUGHT UNDER THIS
SECTION AGAINST A PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER.

(E)     (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THIS SECTION
MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED AS TO ABROGATE ANY EQUITABLE OR LEGAL RIGHT OR
REMEDY OTHERWISE AVAILABLE UNDER THE LAW TO ABATE A NUISANCE.

(2) THIS SECTION MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED AS TO GRANT STANDING
FOR AN ACTION:

(I) CHALLENGING ANY ZONING APPLICATION OR APPROVAL;

(II) SEEKING ENFORCEMENT OF ANY ZONING LAW OR
REGULATION IN WHICH THE ALLEGED NUISANCE CONSISTS OF:

1.       A CONDITION RELATING TO LEAD PAINT;

2.       AN INTERIOR PHYSICAL DEFECT OF A PROPERTY;

3. A VACANT DWELLING THAT IS MAINTAINED IN A BOARDED
CONDITION FREE FROM TRASH AND DEBRIS, AND SECURE AGAINST TRESPASSERS AND
WEATHER ENTRY;

(III)   INVOLVING ANY VIOLATION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LAWS
UNDER ARTICLE 2B OF THE CODE OR

(III)) (IV) INVOLVING ANY MATTER IN WHICH A CERTIFICATE,
LICENSE, PERMIT, OR REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED OR ALLOWED UNDER THE
ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1996.

Approved May 14, 1996.

CHAPTER 456
(House Bill 442)

AN ACT concerning

Insurance Regulation - Reports, Penalties, and Definitions Third Party Administrators

FOR the purpose of altering certain reporting requirements; authorizing the Maryland
Insurance Administration to charge a fee for providing copies of certain reports;
requiring the Insurance Commissioner to send certain information to insurers at a

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