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Ch. 604
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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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(3) Matching funds required under § 9003(h) of the Federal Solid Waste
Disposal Act for the Federal Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program.
(b) The per occurrence deductible or limitation provided under § 4-705[(b)](D)
of this subtitle does not apply to the reimbursement or guarantee to a contractor
under this section.
(c) In order to encourage that site rehabilitation activities be undertaken by
an owner, operator, or other person responsible for a discharge from an underground
oil storage tank OR HEATING OIL TANK, any site rehabilitation costs including
attorney's fees and litigation costs incurred by the Department or the Fund under this
section shall be recoverable from the responsible party to the Fund.
(d) Recoveries collected under subsection (c) of this section shall be paid into
the Fund.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That beginning in fiscal year
2001, notwithstanding the provisions of § 4-607(d)(3) of the Environment Article, the
Secretary of the Environment shall be authorized to use $300,000 per fiscal year, for
fiscal year 2001, fiscal year 2002, fiscal year 2003, fiscal year 2004, and fiscal year
2005, from funds reserved under § 4-607(d)(3) of the Environment Article to fund
activities as described in § 4-411(f) of the Environment Article.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the revenues derived
from the changes to the license fee under § 4-411(c)(l) of the Environment Article as
enacted by this Act may not be expended until the Department of the Environment
has satisfied recommendation number 4 of the Legislative Audit Report for the period
beginning July 1, 1996, and ending February 28, 1999, as pertaining to federal grants
for the Oil Control Program.
SECTION 3. 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Secretary of the
Environment shall convene a work group consisting of representatives of the various
sectors of the petroleum marketing industry and representatives from appropriate
public and private entities to review and assess long-term funding needs of the oil
pollution programs in the State. Subject to § 2-1246 of the State Government Article,
the Department of the Environment shall report the findings and recommendations
of the work group to the Legislative Policy Committee, the House Environmental
Matters Committee, and the Senate Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee
on a date to be determined by the Secretary, but no later than November 1, 2004.
SECTION 4. 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 2000.
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Approved May 18, 2000.
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