ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                               Ch. 21

7-604.

(c) The Department shall:

(1)     Establish an annual fee for facilities required to report to the State or
its instrumentalities under the federal Act; and

(2)     Base the annual fee on the cost to the Department for processing the
information submitted to the Department under [subsection (b) of section 7-602] §
7-602(B) of this subtitle.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Stylistic error in § 7-604(c)(2) of the Environment Article.

Occurred: Ch. 434, Acts of 2002. Correction by the publisher of the
Annotated Code in the 2002 Supplement of the Environment Article is
ratified by this Act.

(f) (1) The following persons and entities are exempt from paying any fees
under this section:

(i) Governmental agencies;

(ii) Farmers whose principal residence is located on their farm;

(iii) Charitable organizations as defined under § 6-101(d) of the
Business Regulation [Article] ARTICLE;

(iv) Petroleum retail facilities with less than 75,000 gallons of
gasoline and less than 100,000 gallons of diesel or similar fuel; and

(v) Entities that are exempt from reporting under the federal Act.

(2) The Secretary may adopt regulations that exempt additional entities
from the requirement to pay the fees to the Department required by this section.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Omitted semicolon in § 7-604(f)(l)(iii) of the Environment Article.

Occurred: Ch. 434, Acts of 2002. Correction by the publisher of the
Annotated Code in the 2002 Supplement of the Environment Article is
ratified by this Act.

9-204.

(m) (5) Beginning September 1, 2000, the Department shall annually
submit, in accordance with § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, a report of the
activities undertaken and the progress made in accordance with this section to:

(i) The House Environmental Matters Committee; and

(ii) The Senate [Economic and Environmental] EDUCATION,
HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENTAL Affairs Committee.

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