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Ch. 434
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2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(B) "EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE" MEANS A SUBSTANCE THAT IS
DEFINED AS AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE UNDER § 329(3) OF THE
FEDERAL ACT.
(C) "FACILITY" MEANS A FACILITY THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FEDERAL ACT.
(D) "FEDERAL ACT" MEANS THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT OF 1986.
(E) "FUND" MEANS THE MARYLAND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW FUND
ESTABLISHED UNDER § 7-604 OF THIS SUBTITLE.
(F) "HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL" MEANS ANY CHEMICAL THAT IS A PHYSICAL
HAZARD OR A HEALTH HAZARD.
(G) "HEALTH HAZARD" HAS THE MEANING STATED IN 20 C.F.R. 1910.1200(C) 42
U.S.C. § 11021(E).
(H) (G) "LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE", OR "LEPC", HAS THE
MEANING STATED IN 40 C.F.R. 355.20.
(I) "PHYSICAL HAZARD" MEANS A CHEMICAL FOR WHICH THERE IS
SCIENTIFICALLY VALID EVIDENCE THAT IT IS A COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID, A
COMPRESSED GAS, EXPLOSIVE, FLAMMABLE, AN ORGANIC PEROXIDE, AN OXIDIZER,
PYROPHORIC, UNSTABLE, REACTIVE, OR WATER REACTIVE.
(J) (H) "RESPONSIBLE PERSON" HAS THE MEANING STATED IN § 7-201(X) OF
THIS TITLE MEANS AN OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A FACILITY THAT IS REQUIRED TO
REPORT UNDER THE FEDERAL ACT.
7-602.
(A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SERVE AS THE INFORMATION REPOSITORY FOR
THE STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION.
(B) EACH OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A FACILITY THAT IS REQUIRED BY THE
FEDERAL ACT, OR ANY REGULATIONS ADOPTED UNDER THE FEDERAL ACT, TO
FURNISH A REPORT, NOTICE, OR ANY OTHER FORM OF INFORMATION TO THE STATE
OR ANY OF ITS OFFICERS OR INSTRUMENTALITIES, INCLUDING THE STATE
EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION, THE GOVERNOR, OR THE GOVERNOR'S
DESIGNEE, SHALL SATISFY THE REQUIREMENT BY PROVIDING THE INFORMATION
TO THE DEPARTMENT.
(C) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT REGULATIONS TO SPECIFY FORMS, FEES,
SET DEADLINES, AND OTHERWISE IMPLEMENT THIS SUBTITLE.
(D) THIS SECTION DOES NOT RELIEVE ANY FACILITY FROM ANY
REQUIREMENT UNDER THE FEDERAL ACT OR UNDER ANY LOCAL ORDINANCE TO
REPORT TO INSTRUMENTALITIES OF FEDERAL OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
7-603.
A RESPONSIBLE PERSON MAY NOT KNOWINGLY OR RECKLESSLY SUBMIT FALSE
INFORMATION UNDER THIS SUBTITLE.
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