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Martin O'Malley, Governor
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Ch. 364
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Alternate Contributory Pension Selection of the Employees' Pension System and shall
notify in writing the Department of Legislative Services, 90 State Circle, Annapolis,
Maryland 21401.
Approved by the Governor, May 8, 2007.
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CHAPTER 365
(Senate Bill 970)
AN ACT concerning
Environment - Water Appropriation Permits - Penalties
FOR the purpose of altering permit requirements relating to the appropriation and
use of State groundwater; exempting from permit requirements certain users
that appropriate or use groundwater below a certain quantity; authorizing the
Department of the Environment to seek civil penalties for certain violations
relating to the misappropriation or misuse of State groundwater or otherwise
failing to comply with a water appropriation and use permit; requiring the
Department to meet and consult with a local government before bringing a
certain civil action: providing that the Department shall be considered in
compliance of certain provisions of this Act after certain consultation with a local
government: providing for the issuance of orders or notices of violations and
providing for certain hearings relating to orders; increasing certain criminal
penalties and eliminating a certain cap on criminal penalties altering certain
penalties for violations of certain provisions of law: requiring certain funds to be
paid into the Maryland Clean Water Fund; altering the uses of the Maryland
Clean Water Fund; defining certain terms; and generally relating to water
appropriation permits.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Environment
Section 5-101, 5-502, 5-514, and 9-320
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1996 Replacement Volume and 2006 Supplement)
BY adding to
Article - Environment
Section 5-515 and 5-516
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1996 Replacement Volume and 2006 Supplement)
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