PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                                Ch. 1

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1996 Replacement Volume and 1996 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article 83A - Department of Business and Economic Development

Section 3-901 through 3-905, inclusive, to be under the new subtitle "Subtitle 9.

Brownfields Revitalization Incentive Program"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1995 Replacement Volume and 1996 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Tax - Property

Section 9-109 9-229 and 14-902

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1994 Replacement Volume and 1996 Supplement)

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

Article - Environment

4-401.

(i) (1) "Person responsible for the discharge" includes:

(i) The owner of the discharged oil;

(ii) The owner, operator, or person in charge of the oil storage facility,
vessel, barge, or vehicle involved in the discharge at the time of or immediately before the
discharge; and

(iii) Any other person who through act or omission causes the
discharge.

(2) "Person responsible for the discharge" does not include:

(I)       [a] A person who, without participating in the management of an
underground oil storage tank, and who otherwise is not engaged in petroleum production,
refining, or marketing, holds indicia of ownership in an underground oil storage tank
primarily to protect its security interest in that underground oil storage tank if that
person:

[(i)] 1. Has not foreclosed on its security interest in the underground
oil storage tank; or

[(ii)] 2. Abandoned that underground oil storage tank under
regulations of the Department within 180 days of acquiring the tank through foreclosure
or other means;

(II)    A HOLDER OF A MORTGAGE OR DEED OF TRUST WHO
ACQUIRES TITLE TO A PROPERTY THAT IS SUBJECT TO A CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN

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