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Martin O'Malley, Governor Ch. 161
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landfill within a certain distance of certain tributaries in Prince George's
County; repealing the termination date of certain provisions of law relating to
landfills in the State; requiring the Department to report to the General
Assembly on or before a certain date; and generally relating to landfills.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Environment
Section 9-204(m)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1996 Replacement Volume and 2006 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Chapter 228 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2006
Section 2
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Environment
9-204.
(m) The Secretary may not issue any permit under this section to construct or
operate a [rubble] landfill within 4 miles of Unicorn Lake in Queen Anne's County, OR
within 1 mile of the Piscataway Creek, a Piscataway Creek tributary, or the
Mattawoman Creek, or within 1 mile of any other tributary in Prince George's County
that flows directly or indirectly into the Potomac River IN PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTY, or within 1 mile of any other tributary in Prince George's County that flows
directly or indirectly into the Potomac River.
Chapter 228 of the Acts of 2006
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an emergency
measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health or safety,
has been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of all the members
elected to each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from
the date it is enacted. [It shall remain effective through June 1, 2009, and, at the end
of June 1, 2009, with no further action required by the General Assembly, this Act
shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect.]
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED. That, on or before January 1,
2008. the Department of the Environment shall report to the General Assembly, in
accordance with § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, on appropriate methods to
authorize a county to remove a proposed landfill from a county plan, including any
information on methods or practices utilized by other states.
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