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MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  2-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 2 - Maryland Geological Survey|Subtitle 2 - Organization and Authority of Maryland Geological Survey and Commission of Maryland Geological Survey|Section 2-204 - Commission of the Maryland Geological Survey

    (a)    There is a Commission of the Maryland Geological Survey in the Survey. It consists of five members appointed by the Secretary from among citizens of the State who have character, ability, and active interest in the proper development, use, and conservation of geologic, mineral, and water resources. The members shall select their own chairman. A member’s term of office is five years. The Secretary may remove any member for cause, and any vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term. A member may not receive compensation for his services, but shall be reimbursed for necessary travel expenses and disbursements made in order to attend any meeting or perform any other official duty.    (b)    The Commission shall advise the Director of the Survey with respect to any matter within the Survey’s jurisdiction.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  2-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 2 - Maryland Geological Survey|Subtitle 4 - State Boundary Monuments|Section 2-401 - Joint Ownership of Monuments

    Any monument which marks the common boundary between the State and any adjacent state, commonwealth, or district is the joint property of the State and the adjoining state, commonwealth, or district.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  2-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 2 - Maryland Geological Survey|Subtitle 4 - State Boundary Monuments|Section 2-402 - Duty and Authority of Survey

    The Survey shall examine, at least once every ten years, every monument which marks the boundaries of the State. Whenever the Survey finds the monument is lost, removed, or displaced causing the boundary to become obscure, inaccurate, or incorrect, it shall cooperate with the proper officials and agencies of the adjacent state, commonwealth, or district to replace, restore, or repair the monuments on the common boundary line. The Survey, on behalf of the State, may make any joint agreement or contract with appropriate officials or agencies of any adjacent state, commonwealth, or district, and the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, or any similar disinterested party or agency, to resurvey, remark, or otherwise delineate more clearly any part of any common boundary between the State and any adjacent state, commonwealth, or district. In any resurvey, the present established boundaries of the State shall be preserved with the greatest possible fidelity.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  2-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 2 - Maryland Geological Survey|Subtitle 4 - State Boundary Monuments|Section 2-403 - Survey's Right of Entry on Land

    The Survey may enter on any public or private property to examine any boundary monument. However, the Survey may not enter during the growing season on any land planted with crops which might be damaged by any entry.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  2-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 2 - Maryland Geological Survey|Subtitle 4 - State Boundary Monuments|Section 2-404 - Destruction or Possession of Monument Prohibited

    A person may not move, remove, break, mutilate, deface, destroy, or otherwise injure any monument marking any boundary between the State and any adjacent state, commonwealth, or district. Any person who possesses any monument previously placed, or prepared to be placed, on any State boundary, upon demand by the Survey, shall surrender and deliver the monument to the Survey.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  2-405 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 2 - Maryland Geological Survey|Subtitle 4 - State Boundary Monuments|Section 2-405 - Enforcement of Subtitle

    The Natural Resources police officers and forest or park wardens of the State have the power of arrest and other powers necessary to enforce this subtitle.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  2-406 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 2 - Maryland Geological Survey|Subtitle 4 - State Boundary Monuments|Section 2-406 - Exception to Subtitle

    This section does not require either the Maryland Historical Society or the Historical Society of Pennsylvania to surrender or deliver to the Department the Mason and Dixon Monument placed in the custody of each society by the mutual consent of the State and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1902.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  2-407 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 2 - Maryland Geological Survey|Subtitle 4 - State Boundary Monuments|Section 2-407 - Penalty for Violation of Subtitle

    Any person who violates any provision of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50 for each offense with costs imposed in the discretion of the court.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  3-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 3 - Environmental Programs|Subtitle 1 - Maryland Environmental Service|Section 3-102 - Legislative Intent; Purpose; Construction

    (a)    To assist with the preservation, improvement, and management of the quality of air, land, water, and natural resources, and to promote the health and welfare of the citizens of the State, it is the intention of the General Assembly in enactment of this subtitle to provide for dependable, effective, and efficient water supply and purification and disposal of liquid and solid wastes, to encourage reductions in the amount of waste generated and discharged to the environment and the generation of energy and the recovery of useable resources from such waste to the extent practicable; to promote the conservation of energy usage and to enable and provide for the production of energy from solid wastes and renewable and other sources; to encourage private sector participation in environmental protection; and to serve its political subdivisions and economic interests. For these purposes, the General Assembly creates an instrumentality of the State constituted as a body politic and corporate to provide water supply wastewater purification and disposal, solid and hazardous waste disposal, and energy conservation, generation, and transmission services in compliance with State and federal laws, regulations, and policies governing air, land, and water pollution to public and private instrumentalities, and with safeguards to protect the autonomy of the political subdivisions and the rights of the private entities it serves. It is also the intent of the General Assembly that the instrumentality may not participate in competitive bidding with the private sector to provide its services.    (b)    This subtitle shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes. However, nothing contained in it shall restrict any control which the Departments of the Environment and Natural Resources, or of their units, are empowered to exercise over any water supply, wastewater purification, solid waste disposal, or energy project authorized by this subtitle, nor interfere with or affect the operation of existing wastewater purification, water supply, solid waste disposal, or energy projects found by the Secretary of the Environment to be adequately and lawfully operated by municipalities having jurisdiction or responsibility for them, except by their express consent and agreement. Nothing in this subtitle shall restrict any control which the Public Service Commission is empowered to exercise over any energy project authorized by this subtitle.    (c)    Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to alter, change, or modify the zoning or land use planning authority of any municipality or public instrumentality or cause a municipality or public instrumentality to take action inconsistent with the county solid waste management plan required under Title 9, Subtitle 5 of the Environment Article.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  3-103.2 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 3 - Environmental Programs|Subtitle 1 - Maryland Environmental Service|Section 3-103.2 - Exemption From State Personnel Management System

    Except as provided in § 3–103.1(c)(8) of this subtitle, the Service is exempt from the provisions of Division I of the State Personnel and Pensions Article that govern the State Personnel Management System.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  3-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 3 - Environmental Programs|Subtitle 1 - Maryland Environmental Service|Section 3-105 - Responsibilities and Activities; Limitation Upon Powers

    (a)    The Service is responsible for carrying out the following general activities subject to the limitations stated in this section.    (b)    Planning, integrating, and establishing geographic service regions and districts, in cooperation with affected municipalities and based upon approved State–county master plans for water and sewerage, and solid waste disposal as provided in the Environment Article, as well as other plans and studies permitted by this subtitle.    (c)    Research and developmental studies and investigations into improved methods and techniques of water supply, liquid wastes, solid wastes, and energy generation, acquisition, transportation, processing, recycling, purification, disposal and management, and technical consultation and assistance to design, management, and operation personnel of the Service and, pursuant to an order or request, to appropriate municipalities or persons possessing similar responsibilities.    (d)    To the extent appropriate in each instance, acquisition, design, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, operation, maintenance, and repair of a water supply project, wastewater purification project, and solid waste disposal project, pursuant to an order of the Secretary of the Environment as further provided in §§ 3–109 and 3–110 of this subtitle; or pursuant to a mandatory agreement to provide requested services, as provided in § 3–107 of this subtitle; or pursuant to an approved five–year plan, as provided in § 3–106 of this subtitle.    (e)    Except upon request of a municipality and pursuant to a contract between the Service and the municipality, the Service may not acquire, construct, operate, or establish a wastewater purification project or solid waste disposal project, as the case may be, for (1) any area or district which, in the determination of the Secretary of the Environment, is receiving adequate service from a project owned by a municipality and operated in compliance with applicable laws and regulations; (2) any area or district which, in the determination of that Secretary, will receive, within a reasonable time, adequate service from a project owned by a municipality and operated in compliance with applicable laws and regulations; or (3) dredging or dredged material disposal projects.    (f)    Execute the powers and perform the duties set forth in Title 7, Subtitle 4 of the Environment Article, including the financing, acquisition, leasing, and operation of hazardous waste disposal facilities.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  3-110 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 3 - Environmental Programs|Subtitle 1 - Maryland Environmental Service|Section 3-110 - Pollution Abatement Projects to Be Provided Upon Directive of Secretary of the Environment; Costs and Operation of Projects

    (a)    Upon the failure of a person to comply with an order to abate pollution provided for in Title 7, Subtitle 2 or Title 9, Subtitle 3 of the Environment Article, the Secretary of the Environment, if no remedy provided in Title 7, Subtitle 2 or Title 9, Subtitle 3 of the Environment Article is sought against that person, may direct the Service to provide projects necessary to abate the pollution.    (b)    Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, upon receipt of the directive from the Secretary of the Environment, the Service shall provide the project necessary to abate the pollution, and the person shall discharge or deliver his wastes only to a Service project or avail himself of the projects provided by the Service to abate the pollution. The cost of projects provided by the Service to abate pollution under the terms of this section shall be borne by the person against whom the order to abate pollution was issued. That person and the Service shall determine by agreement the costs, rental, charges, or other fees to be paid by the person to the Service. If the fees and charges remain unpaid for a period of 60 days, the unpaid amount becomes a lien against the property served if it is recorded and indexed as provided in this subtitle, and the matter shall be referred to the Attorney General for collection.    (c)    All projects provided by the Service under this section remain under the control and operation of the Service. It is unlawful for a person provided with projects by the Service under this section to duplicate or use any other project serving the same purpose.    (d)    (1)    In the event the Service determines, at any time, that it will be unable to recoup all or a portion of its costs from the persons subject to the order of the Secretary of the Environment, the Service shall provide to the Secretary a full accounting of all costs incurred or anticipated to be incurred by it in complying with the Secretary’s directive.        (2)    Within 30 days of receipt of the accounting, the Secretary may request that the Service provide additional information.        (3)    Within 90 days of receipt of the accounting or, when applicable, the additional information, the State shall pay to the Service the full amount of the Service’s costs that are not paid or reasonably expected to be paid by the persons.        (4)    (i)    The State’s payment of any amount to the Service does not preclude the State from seeking or obtaining reimbursement from the municipality or persons subject to the order of the Secretary.            (ii)    The Service shall cooperate fully with the Secretary in seeking reimbursement from the municipality or persons.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  3-111 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 3 - Environmental Programs|Subtitle 1 - Maryland Environmental Service|Section 3-111 - Duplicating or Using Projects Similar to Service Provided Projects

    Except as provided in § 3-104 of this subtitle, or in an approved five-year plan adopted under this subtitle, it is unlawful for a municipality or person provided with any projects by the Service under this subtitle to duplicate or use any other similar projects serving the same purpose unless the Service expressly permits it to do so.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  3-112 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 3 - Environmental Programs|Subtitle 1 - Maryland Environmental Service|Section 3-112 - Authority to Issue Revenue Bonds and Determine Matters Relating Thereto

    (a)    The Service may provide by resolution, adopted by a majority of the Board, for the issuance of bonds and notes of the Service.    (b)    The Board has absolute discretion to determine with respect to the bonds or notes of any issue: (1) the date or dates of issue; (2) the date or dates and amount or amounts of maturity, provided only that no bond of any issue may mature later than 40 years from the date of its issue; (3) the rate or rates of interest payable thereon and the date or dates of such payment; (4) the form or forms, denomination or denominations, manner of execution and the place or places of payment thereof, and the interest thereon, which may be at any bank or trust company within or without the State; (5) whether the bonds or notes or any part thereof are made redeemable before maturity and, if so, upon what terms, conditions, and prices; (6) whether there shall be a debt service reserve fund and, if so, its amount; and (7) any other matter relating to the form, terms, conditions, issuance, and sale thereof.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  3-113 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 3 - Environmental Programs|Subtitle 1 - Maryland Environmental Service|Section 3-113 - Provisions Applicable to All Bonds

    (a)    If any officer whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature appears on any bonds or notes ceases to be the officer before the delivery of the bonds or notes, the signature or facsimile is nevertheless valid and sufficient for all purposes as if he had remained in office until delivery.    (b)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this title or any recitals in any bonds and notes issued hereunder, all bonds and notes shall be deemed to be negotiable instruments under the laws of the State.    (c)    The bonds may be issued in registered form or in such other form as determined by the Board. Provision may also be made for the replacement of bonds which become mutilated or are lost or destroyed.    (d)    The bonds and notes are exempt from the provisions of §§ 8–206 and 8–208 of the State Finance and Procurement Article. The Service may sell its bonds and notes in the manner, either at public or at private sale, and for the price it determines.    (e)    The bonds and notes may be issued by the Service without obtaining the consent of any unit of the State government, and without any other proceedings or the happening of any other conditions or things than those specifically required hereunder.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  3-114 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 3 - Environmental Programs|Subtitle 1 - Maryland Environmental Service|Section 3-114 - Source of Payment of Bonds

    Except as may otherwise be expressly provided by the Service, every issue of its bonds or notes shall be general obligations of the Service payable out of any revenues or other money of the Service subject only to any agreements with the holders of particular bonds or notes pledging any particular receipts or revenues.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  3-115 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 3 - Environmental Programs|Subtitle 1 - Maryland Environmental Service|Section 3-115 - Issuance of Refunding Bonds and Renewal Notes; Payment to Holders of Bonds and Notes

    The Service may provide, by resolution adopted by a majority of the Board, for the issuance of its renewal notes or of refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding any bonds or notes then outstanding which were issued under the provisions of this subtitle, whether or not the bonds or notes to be refunded have matured, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption of the bonds or notes, and, if deemed advisable by the Board, for either or both of the following combined additional purposes: (1) paying all or any part of the cost of constructing improvements or extensions to or enlargements of any existing project or projects and (2) paying all or any part of the cost of any additional project or projects. The issuance of refunding bonds or renewal notes and the details thereof, the rights of the holders thereof, and the rights, duties, and obligations of the Service in respect thereto, are governed by the provisions of this subtitle relating to bonds or notes, insofar as these provisions may be applicable.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  3-117 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 3 - Environmental Programs|Subtitle 1 - Maryland Environmental Service|Section 3-117 - Trust Agreements; Disposition of Proceeds

    (a)    Bonds and notes authorized to be issued under the provisions of this subtitle by resolution of the Board may be secured by a trust agreement by and between the Service and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company, or bank having trust powers, within or without the State. The trust agreement, or the authorizing resolution, may pledge or assign all or any part of the revenues of the Service or of any project or other available funds of the Service or pledge, convey, or assign any one or more facilities or properties. Any trust agreement or resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or notes may contain the provisions for the protection and enforcement of the rights and remedies of the bondholders and the trustee deemed reasonable and proper and may restrict the individual right of action by bondholders. In addition, the trust agreement may contain other provisions which the Board deems reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders, including, without limitation, covenants to abandon, restrict, or prohibit the construction or operation of competing facilities and covenants pertaining to the issuance of additional parity bonds or notes upon conditions stated therein consistent with the requirements of this subtitle. All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of any trust agreement may be treated as a part of the cost of the operation of any project or projects in connection with which the bonds or notes have been issued.    (b)    The proceeds of the sale of bonds or notes secured by a trust agreement shall be paid to the trustee under the trust agreement securing the bonds or notes and shall be disbursed in the manner and under the restrictions, if any, that may be provided in the trust agreement.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  3-119 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 3 - Environmental Programs|Subtitle 1 - Maryland Environmental Service|Section 3-119 - Revenues -- Trust Funds

    All money received by the Service as proceeds from the sale of bonds or notes and all money received or by way of those rentals, rates, fees, or other charges or revenues, or portion thereof, from any project, or any continuation of projects and which are designated by any authorizing resolution or trust agreement as security for bonds or notes shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided by the provisions of this subtitle and in the resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or notes or the trust agreement securing the bonds or notes.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  3-120 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 3 - Environmental Programs|Subtitle 1 - Maryland Environmental Service|Section 3-120 - Remedies of Bondholders and Trustees

    Any holder of bonds or notes issued under this subtitle and the trustee, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by the trust agreement, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceedings, may protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the State or granted hereunder, or in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or notes, or under the trust agreement, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this subtitle, or in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or notes, or by the trust agreement, to be performed by the Service, or by any officer thereof, including the fixing, charging, and collecting of rentals and other rates, fees, and charges for the use of the projects.
MD. Natural Resources Code Ann. §  3-121 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Natural Resources|Title 3 - Environmental Programs|Subtitle 1 - Maryland Environmental Service|Section 3-121 - Bonds and Notes Are Legal Investments

    Bonds and notes issued under this subtitle are securities in which all public officers and public units of the State and its political subdivisions and all banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, investment companies, and others carrying on a banking business, all insurance companies, insurance associations, and others carrying on an insurance business, all personal representatives, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries, and all other persons may legally and properly invest funds, including capital in their control or belonging to them. The bonds and notes are securities which may properly and legally be deposited with and received by any State or municipal officer or any unit or political subdivision of the State for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or other obligations of the State is authorized by law.