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MD. Environment Code Ann. §  1-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions; Enforcement|Subtitle 3 - Enforcement|Section 1-304 - Reimbursement of Costs in Conducting Environmental Health Monitoring or Testing

    (a)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the following persons shall reimburse a county for the reasonable costs incurred by the county in conducting environmental health monitoring or testing, including the cost of collecting and analyzing soil samples, surface water samples, or groundwater samples for the purpose of assessing the effect on public health and the environment of the person’s release of a hazardous substance, discharge of oil, or discharge of a pollutant in the waters of the State:            (i)    A responsible person as defined under Title 7, Subtitle 2 of this article;            (ii)    A person responsible for the discharge as defined under Title 4, Subtitle 4 of this article; or            (iii)    A person responsible for the discharge of a pollutant into the waters of the State in violation of § 9–322 or § 9–323 of this article.        (2)    A person may not be required to reimburse a county for costs under paragraph (1) of this subsection if the person has entered into a consent order with the Department.    (b)    Costs incurred by a county for environmental health monitoring or testing under activities that are duplicative of State activities, or are not reasonably necessary to protect human health or the environment, are not eligible for reimbursement under subsection (a) of this section.    (c)    A county may recover costs that are reimbursable under subsection (a) of this section in a civil action.    (d)    If a county determines that it would be more efficient to combine the county’s claim for reimbursement under subsection (a) of this section with a pending claim by the Department, the Department shall, on request by the county, seek to recover reimbursable costs on behalf of the county.    (e)    The Department may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  1-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions; Enforcement|Subtitle 4 - Organization and General Authority of Department|Section 1-401 - Department Established

    There is a Department of the Environment, established as a principal department of the State government.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  1-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions; Enforcement|Subtitle 4 - Organization and General Authority of Department|Section 1-402 - Secretary

    (a)    The head of the Department is the Secretary of the Environment, who shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.    (b)    (1)    The Secretary serves at the pleasure of the Governor and is responsible directly to the Governor. The Secretary shall advise the Governor on all matters assigned to the Department and is responsible for carrying out the Governor’s policies on these matters.        (2)    The Secretary is responsible for the operation of the Department and shall establish guidelines and procedures to promote the orderly and efficient administration of the Department. The Secretary may establish, reorganize, or abolish areas of responsibility in the Department as necessary to fulfill the duties assigned to the Secretary.        (3)    The Secretary shall establish the general policy for and adopt standards to promote and guide the development of the environmental services of the State.        (4)    The Secretary is responsible for the environmental interests of the people of the State and shall supervise generally the administration of the environmental laws of the State.    (c)    The Secretary is entitled to the salary provided in the State budget.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  1-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions; Enforcement|Subtitle 4 - Organization and General Authority of Department|Section 1-403 - Deputy Secretary; Staff

    (a)    (1)    With the approval of the Governor, the Secretary shall appoint a deputy secretary.        (2)    The deputy secretary serves at the pleasure of the Secretary.        (3)    The deputy secretary is entitled to the salary provided in the State budget.        (4)    The deputy secretary has the duties provided by law or delegated by the Secretary.    (b)    (1)    The Secretary may employ a staff in accordance with the State budget.        (2)    Each assistant secretary, staff assistant to the Secretary, and professional consultant is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Secretary.        (3)    Unless otherwise provided by law, the Secretary shall appoint and remove all other staff in accordance with the provisions of the State Personnel and Pensions Article.        (4)    The appointment or removal of staff of any unit in the Department is subject to the approval of the Secretary. As to any unit in the Department, the Secretary may delegate this authority to the head of that unit.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  1-405 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions; Enforcement|Subtitle 4 - Organization and General Authority of Department|Section 1-405 - Investigations; Information About Certain Cancers; Release of Information

    (a)    The Secretary shall investigate:        (1)    The influence of locality, employment, habit, and other conditions on health; and        (2)    The causes of diseases and mortality to the extent that they may relate to environmental factors.    (b)    The Secretary may adopt procedures to obtain information about cancers that are caused by environmental carcinogens and toxic substances and about the incidence of these diseases.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  1-406 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions; Enforcement|Subtitle 4 - Organization and General Authority of Department|Section 1-406 - Units Included in Department

    The following units, among other units, are included in the Department:        (1)    Air Quality Control Advisory Council;        (2)    Hazardous Substances Advisory Council;        (3)    Radiation Control Advisory Board;        (4)    Science and Health Advisory Group;        (5)    Board of Waterworks and Waste System Operators;        (6)    Board of Well Drillers;        (7)    Hazardous Waste Facilities Siting Board; and        (8)    Marine Contractors Licensing Board.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  1-407 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions; Enforcement|Subtitle 4 - Organization and General Authority of Department|Section 1-407 - Legal Counsel

    (a)    The Attorney General is legal adviser to the Department.    (b)    The Attorney General shall assign to the Department the number of assistant Attorneys General authorized by law to be assigned to the Department and any additional ones necessary to give effective legal advice and counsel. The Attorney General also shall designate an assistant Attorney General as counsel to the Department.    (c)    The counsel to the Department may have no duty other than to give the legal aid, advice, and counsel required by the Secretary and any other official of the Department, to supervise the other assistant Attorneys General assigned to the Department, and to perform for the Department the duties that the Attorney General assigns. The counsel shall perform these duties subject to the control and supervision of the Attorney General. After the Attorney General designates the counsel to the Department, the Attorney General may not reassign the counsel without consulting the Secretary.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  1-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions; Enforcement|Subtitle 5 - Confidential Research Records|Section 1-501 - "Confidential Record" Defined

    In this subtitle, “confidential record” means any record, report, statement, note, or other information that:         (1)    Is assembled or obtained for research or study by the Secretary; and        (2)    Names or otherwise identifies any person.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  1-502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions; Enforcement|Subtitle 5 - Confidential Research Records|Section 1-502 - Custody, Control, Use, and Disclosure of Confidential Records

    (a)    (1)    Each confidential record shall remain in the custody and control of the Secretary or an agent or employee of the Secretary, if the Secretary assembled or obtained the confidential record.        (2)    The confidential record may be used only for the research and study for which it was assembled or obtained.        (3)    A person may not disclose any confidential record to any person who is not engaged in the research or study project.    (b)    This section does not apply to or restrict the use or publication of any statistics, information, or other material that summarizes or refers to confidential records in the aggregate, without disclosing the identity of any person who is the subject of the confidential record.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  1-503 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions; Enforcement|Subtitle 5 - Confidential Research Records|Section 1-503 - Penalty for Violation of Subtitle

    A person who violates any provision of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  1-602 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions; Enforcement|Subtitle 6 - Public Participation in the Permitting Process|Section 1-602 - Notice

    (a)    Wherever this subtitle requires the Department to publish notice:        (1)    Notice shall be published at least once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in a daily or weekly newspaper of general circulation in the geographical area in which the proposed facility is located;        (2)    The Department may require notice of an informational meeting or a public hearing by mail to each person requesting the meeting or hearing or to their authorized representatives;        (3)    The Department may provide additional notice by requiring the notice to be posted at the proposed facility or at public facilities in the geographical area of the proposed facility; and        (4)    The applicant shall bear all costs incurred by the Department in providing notice.    (b)    (1)    In addition to the requirements set forth in subsection (a) of this section and notwithstanding any other requirements in this article, wherever this subtitle requires the Department to publish notice of an application for a permit, the Department shall:            (i)    Electronically post the notice of an application for a permit on the Department’s Web site; and            (ii)    Provide a method for interested persons to electronically request any additional notices related to an application for a permit.        (2)    The notice required under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include:            (i)    The name and address of the applicant;            (ii)    A description of the location and the nature of the activity for which the permit has been sought;            (iii)    A reference to the applicable statutes or regulations governing the application process;            (iv)    The time and place of any scheduled informational meeting or public hearing, or a description of where this information can be found;            (v)    A description of where further information about the permit application can be found; and            (vi)    Any other information that the Department determines is necessary.    (c)    The Department may require the applicant to publish and send the notices required in subsection (a) of this section.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  1-603 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions; Enforcement|Subtitle 6 - Public Participation in the Permitting Process|Section 1-603 - Applications for Departmental Permits

    (a)    The Department shall cause to be published notice of applications for permits.    (b)    The Department shall assure that applications for permits shall be available to the public for inspection and copying.    (c)    (1)    Upon written request made within 10 working days after publication of a notice of application, or in its own discretion, the Department shall provide an opportunity for an informational meeting with respect to the application.        (2)    The informational meeting may be canceled if all persons who made timely written requests withdraw the requests prior to the meeting.        (3)    Unless the notice of application contained a notice of the informational meeting, the Department shall publish notice of the informational meeting.    (d)    (1)    The Department may require the applicant to attend an informational meeting or public hearing and present information concerning the application.        (2)    If the applicant fails to appear and present information after a request from the Department, the application may be denied.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  1-604 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions; Enforcement|Subtitle 6 - Public Participation in the Permitting Process|Section 1-604 - Permit Determinations

    (a)    (1)    After the Department receives the permit application, the Department shall prepare a tentative determination, which shall include the following information:            (i)    A proposal to issue or to not issue a permit;            (ii)    Any proposed permit limitations and conditions;            (iii)    A brief explanation of the Department’s tentative determination; and            (iv)    Any proposed schedule of compliance.        (2)    If the tentative determination is to issue a permit, the tentative determination shall include a draft permit, which shall be available to the public for inspection and copying.        (3)    The Department shall publish a notice of the tentative determination. This publication shall allow 30 calendar days for public comment before the issuance of the final determination.        (4)    (i)    The Department shall schedule a public hearing on the tentative determination when a written request for a public hearing is made within 20 days of publication of a notice of the tentative determination.            (ii)    The public hearing may be canceled if all persons who made timely written requests withdraw the requests prior to the meeting. In addition, the Department may schedule a public hearing on a tentative determination at its discretion.    (b)    (1)    The Department shall prepare a final determination if:            (i)    Written comments adverse to the tentative determination were received by the Department within 30 days after the publication of the notice of tentative determination pursuant to this section;            (ii)    Comments adverse to the tentative determination were received in writing at, or within 5 days after, the public hearing conducted pursuant to this section;            (iii)    Comments adverse to the tentative determination were received orally at the public hearing conducted pursuant to this section and the Department prepared a transcript of the comments made at the hearing; or            (iv)    The final determination is substantively different from the tentative determination and all persons aggrieved by the final determination have not waived, in writing, their right to request a contested case hearing.        (2)    If the Department is required to prepare a final determination under this section, the Department shall publish a notice of the final determination.        (3)    If the Department is not required to prepare a final determination under this section, the tentative determination is a final decision by the Department when the permit is issued or denied.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  1-605 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions; Enforcement|Subtitle 6 - Public Participation in the Permitting Process|Section 1-605 - Petition for Judicial Review

    (a)    A person petitioning for judicial review in accordance with § 1–601 of this subtitle or § 5–204 or § 16–204 of this article shall file the petition in accordance with the Maryland Rules.    (b)    A party submitting a petition for judicial review shall file the petition within 30 days after publication of a notice of final determination.    (c)    An action for judicial review brought in accordance with § 1–601 of this subtitle or § 5–204 or § 16–204 of this article shall be conducted in accordance with the Maryland Rules.    (d)    A party to the judicial review action may not challenge a facility’s compliance with zoning and land use requirements or conformity with a county plan issued under Title 9, Subtitle 5 of this article. However, nothing in this subtitle shall prevent a party from challenging whether the Department has complied with §§ 2–404(b)(1)(ii) and 9–210(a)(3) of this article, when applicable, nor does this subtitle prevent a party from contesting the compliance of the facility with zoning and land use or county plan requirements in any proceeding brought in accordance with and under any applicable local laws.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  1-606 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions; Enforcement|Subtitle 6 - Public Participation in the Permitting Process|Section 1-606 - Judicial Review

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Board” means the Board of Public Works.        (3)    “License” means a license under § 16–202 of this article.    (b)    This section applies to:        (1)    A permit listed under § 1–601(a) of this subtitle;        (2)    A permit listed under § 5–204(f) of this article; or        (3)    A license issued under § 16–202 of this article.    (c)    Any judicial review of a determination provided for in accordance with § 1–601 of this subtitle or § 5–204 or § 16–204 of this article shall be limited to a record compiled by the Department or Board, consisting of:        (1)    Any permit or license application and any data submitted to the Department or Board in support of the application;        (2)    Any draft permit or license issued by the Department or Board;        (3)    Any notice of intent from the Department or Board to deny the application or to terminate the permit or license;        (4)    A statement or fact sheet explaining the basis for the determination by the Department or Board;        (5)    All documents referenced in the statement or fact sheet explaining the basis for the determination by the Department or Board;        (6)    All documents, except documents for which disclosure is precluded by law or that are subject to privilege, contained in the supporting file for any draft permit or license;        (7)    All comments submitted to the Department or Board during the public comment period, including comments made on the draft application;        (8)    Any tape or transcript of any public hearings held on the application; and        (9)    Any response to any comments submitted to the Department or Board.    (d)    (1)    When a draft permit or license or tentative determination is issued, the Department or Board shall:            (i)    Make available for inspection and copying no later than the date the permit, draft license, or tentative determination is issued:                1.    All permit or license applications;                2.    Documents submitted with a permit or license application;                3.    All documents relied on in making the tentative determination; and                4.    A privilege log that identifies all documents not produced for inspection in accordance with subsection (c)(6) of this section and states the reasons for withholding each document; and            (ii)    Extend the public comment period by 60 days on request by a person.        (2)    A request submitted to the Department or Board under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection shall be:            (i)    Submitted in writing; and            (ii)    Made before the expiration of the original comment period.        (3)    A public comment period may not be extended more than once under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  1-801 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions; Enforcement|Subtitle 8 - Maryland Uniform Environmental Covenants Act|Section 1-801 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Activity and use limitation” means a restriction or obligation created under this subtitle with respect to real property.    (c)    “Agency” means the Department or any other state or federal agency that determines or approves the environmental response project pursuant to which an environmental covenant is created.    (d)    “Common interest community” means a condominium, cooperative, or other real property with respect to which a person, by virtue of the person’s ownership of a parcel of real property, is obligated to pay property taxes or insurance premiums, or for maintenance, or improvement of other real property described in a recorded covenant that creates the common interest community.    (e)    “Environmental covenant” means a servitude arising under an environmental response project that imposes activity and use limitations.    (f)    “Environmental response project” means a plan or work performed for environmental remediation of real property that is conducted:        (1)    Under a federal or state program governing environmental remediation of real property, including Title 7, Subtitle 5 of this article; or        (2)    Incident to closure of a solid or hazardous waste management unit, if the closure is conducted with approval of an agency.    (g)    “Holder” means the grantee of an environmental covenant.    (h)    “Person” means an individual, corporation, business trust, statutory trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government, governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity.    (i)    “Record”, when used as a noun, means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.    (j)    “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.