Ch. 73

2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

authority of this section or of any court order passed pursuant to it and damages or
destroys any land or personal property on it, the owner of the property has a cause of
action for damages against [Anne Arundel County] THE JURISDICTION THAT DID
NOT AUTHORIZE AUTHORIZED THE ENTRANCE. Any person who knows of an order
issued under this subsection and who obstructs any agent, employee or any assistant
acting under the authority of the order may be punished for contempt of court.

Article 83A - Business and Economic Development

5-1401.

(j) (1) "Brownfields site" means:

(i) An eligible property, as defined in § 7-501 of the Environment
Article, that is:

1.       Owned or operated by[:

A.      An] AN inculpable person, as defined in § 7-501 of the
Environment Article[; or

B.      An innocent purchaser that meets the requirements set
forth in § 7-201(x)(2)(i) of the Environment Article]; and

2.       Located in a county or municipal corporation that has
elected to participate in the Brownfields Revitalization Incentive Program in
accordance with § 5-1408(a) of this subtitle; or

(ii) Property where there is a release, discharge, or threatened
release of oil, as defined in § 4-401 of the Environment Article, that is:

1.       Subject to [a corrective action plan approved by the
Department of the Environment in accordance with] THE PROVISIONS OF Title 4 of
the Environment Article; and

2.       Located in a county or municipal corporation that has
elected to participate in the Brownfields Revitalization Incentive Program in
accordance with § 5-1408(a) of this subtitle.

(2) "Brownfields site" does not include property that is owned or
operated by a responsible person or a person responsible for the discharge.

5-1408.

(a) A county or municipal corporation may elect to participate in the
Brownfields Revitalization Incentive Program by:

(1) (I) Submitting to the Department a list of potential Brownfields
sites in the county or municipal corporation, ranked in the order of priority for
redevelopment recommended by the county or municipal corporation; and

[(2)] (II) Annually updating the list submitted under [paragraph (1)]
ITEM (I) of this [subsection] ITEM; OR

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