Ch. 532

1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

the effective date of this Act; and generally relating to the Maryland Oil Disaster
Containment, Clean-Up and Contingency Fund, the Underground Storage Tank
Upgrade and Replacement Fund, and the Oil Contaminated Site Environmental
Cleanup Fund.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Environment

Section 4-411, 4-602, 4-606, 4-607, 4-705, and 4-706
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1993 Replacement Volume and 1995 Supplement)

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

Article — Environment

4-411.

(a)     In this section the following words and phrases have the meanings indicated.

(1)     "Fund" means the Maryland Oil Disaster Containment, Clean-Up and
Contingency Fund.

(2)     "Transfer" means the offloading or onloading of oil in the State from or
to any commercial vessel, barge, tank truck, tank car, pipeline, or any other means used
for transporting oil.

(3)     "Barrel" means any measure of petroleum products or its by-products
which consists of 42.0 U.S. gallons of liquid measure.

(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] 1 CENT 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, 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.] UNTIL JULY 1, 2000, BASED ON AN ADDITIONAL 0.5 CENTS PER BARREL FEE
FOR OIL TRANSFERRED IN THE STATE AND CREDITED TO THE MARYLAND OIL
DISASTER CONTAINMENT, CLEAN-UP AND CONTINGENCY 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

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