ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 430

Article - Environment

6-843.

(a)     (1) Except as provided in this subsection and subsection (b) of this
section, and in cooperation with the Department of Housing and Community
Development, the State Department of Assessments and Taxation, and other
appropriate governmental units, the Department shall provide for the collection of an
annual fee for every rental dwelling unit in the State.

(2)   . The annual fee for an affected property is [$10] $15.

(3)     (i) Subject to the provisions of subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of this
paragraph, on or before December 31, 2000, the annual fee for a rental dwelling unit
built after 1949 that is not an affected property is $5. After December 31, 2000, there
is no annual fee for a rental dwelling unit built after 1949 that is not an affected
property.

(ii) The owner of a rental dwelling unit built after 1949 that is not
an affected property may not be required to pay the fee provided under this
paragraph if the owner certifies to the Department that the rental dwelling unit is
lead free pursuant to § 6-804 of this subtitle.

(iii) An owner of a rental dwelling unit who submits a report to the
Department that the rental dwelling unit is lead free pursuant to § 6-804 of this
subtitle shall include a [$5] $10 processing fee with the report.

(b)     The fees imposed under this section do not apply to any rental dwelling
unit:

(1)     Built after 1978; or

(2)     Owned and operated by a unit of federal, State, or local government,
or any public, quasi-public, or municipal corporation.

(c)      The fee imposed under this section shall be paid on or before December 31,
1995, or the date of registration of the affected property under Part III of this subtitle
and on or before December 31 of each year thereafter.

(d)     An owner who fails to pay the fee imposed under this section is liable for a
civil penalty of up to triple the amount of each registration fee unpaid that, together
with all costs of collection, including reasonable attorney's fees, shall be collected in a
civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction.

9-1307.

(c) A county board of health may establish a permit fee to defray county
expenses in inspecting and testing wells. The fee may be charged before a permit
required under § 9-1306 of this subtitle is issued. [The fee may not exceed $80 $160
per well or $80 $160 per cluster of wells to be used exclusively to transfer heat to or
from the ground or groundwater.] A permit shall be valid for a period of 12 months
from the date of issuance by the approved delegated permitting authority.

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