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MD. Environment Code Ann. §  5-1206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 5 - Water Resources|Subtitle 12 - Herring Run Public Watershed Association|Section 5-1206 - Commission -- Funding; Staffing

    Funding and staffing of the Commission may be apportioned among the county, city, and State agencies as recommended by the Commission and as provided in their respective budgets.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  5-1301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 5 - Water Resources|Subtitle 13 - Penalty and Fines; Prosecution|Section 5-1301 - Penalty and Fines

    (a)    Any person who violates any provision of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction, unless another penalty is specifically provided elsewhere in this title, the person is subject to a fine not exceeding $500, with costs imposed in the discretion of the court. Every fine and cost shall be paid in accordance with § 7-503 of the Courts Article.    (b)    Any person found guilty of a second or subsequent violation of any provision of this title in a court of competent jurisdiction, unless another penalty is specifically provided elsewhere in this title, is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both with costs imposed in the discretion of the court. For the purpose of this subsection, a second or subsequent violation is a violation which has occurred within 2 years of any prior violation of this title.    (c)    In addition to any administrative penalty provided in this title, a violation of any regulation or restriction adopted by any unit within the Department of the Environment pursuant to the provisions of this title is a misdemeanor and is punishable as provided in subsections (a) and (b) of this section.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  5-1302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 5 - Water Resources|Subtitle 13 - Penalty and Fines; Prosecution|Section 5-1302 - Prosecution

    The Attorney General shall take charge of, prosecute, and defend on behalf of the State every case arising under the provisions of this title, including the recovery of penalties.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  6-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 6 - Toxic, Carcinogenic, and Flammable Substances|Subtitle 3 - Lead-Based Paint|Section 6-301 - Use of Lead-Based Paint Prohibited

    A person may not use lead-based paint:         (1)    On any interior surface;        (2)    On any exterior surface to which children commonly may be exposed;        (3)    On any porch of any dwelling; or        (4)    Except for a lead-based industrial paint that is applied to a household appliance, on any article that is intended for household use.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  6-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 6 - Toxic, Carcinogenic, and Flammable Substances|Subtitle 3 - Lead-Based Paint|Section 6-302 - Penalties

    (a)    A person who violates any provision of § 6-301 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or both.    (b)    (1)    A person who violates § 6-303 of this subtitle or any regulation adopted under § 6-303 of this subtitle is subject to an administrative penalty of up to $250 per violation, not exceeding $10,000.        (2)    The administrative penalty under this subsection shall be assessed with consideration given to:            (i)    The willfulness of the violation and the extent to which the violation was known to the violator but uncorrected by the violator;            (ii)    The extent to which the violation resulted in actual harm to human health;            (iii)    The nature and degree of injury to or interference with general welfare and health; and            (iv)    The extent to which the current violation is part of a recurrent pattern of the same or similar type of violation committed by the violator.    (c)    Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense under this section.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  6-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 6 - Toxic, Carcinogenic, and Flammable Substances|Subtitle 3 - Lead-Based Paint|Section 6-304 - Case Management for Children With Elevated Blood Lead Levels

    (a)    The Secretary shall assist local governments, if necessary, to provide case management of children with elevated blood lead levels greater than or equal to 10 micrograms per deciliter (�g/dl) before July 1, 2020, and greater than or equal to the reference level defined in § 6–801(q) of this title on or after July 1, 2020.    (b)    Within 10 business days after receipt of the results of a blood test for lead poisoning indicating that a child under the age of 6 years has an elevated blood lead level greater than or equal to the reference level defined in § 6–801(q) of this title, the Department or a local health department shall notify:        (1)    The child’s parent or legal guardian; and        (2)    If the child does not reside at a property owned by the child’s parent or legal guardian, the owner of the property where the child resides.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  6-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 6 - Toxic, Carcinogenic, and Flammable Substances|Subtitle 3 - Lead-Based Paint|Section 6-305 - Environmental Investigations to Determine Lead Hazards

    (a)    On or before July 1, 2020, the Department shall adopt regulations for conducting environmental investigations to determine lead hazards for:        (1)    Children under the age of 6 years with elevated blood lead levels greater than or equal to the reference level defined in § 6–801(q) of this title; and        (2)    Pregnant women with elevated blood lead levels greater than or equal to the reference level as defined in § 6–801(q) of this title.    (b)    (1)    The regulations adopted under subsection (a) of this section shall be consistent with, or more stringent than, the Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead–Based Paint Hazards in Housing published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.        (2)    The regulations adopted under subsection (a) of this section shall provide for an environmental investigation to be completed after receipt by the Department or the county board of health of the results of a blood test under § 6–304 of this subtitle for:            (i)    Children under the age of 6 years with elevated blood lead levels greater than or equal to the reference level defined in § 6–801(q) of this title; or            (ii)    Pregnant women with elevated blood lead levels greater than or equal to the reference level defined in § 6–801(q) of this title.    (c)    The Department shall include in its annual report on statewide childhood blood lead testing a summary of the results of any environmental investigation conducted in accordance with this section.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  6-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 6 - Toxic, Carcinogenic, and Flammable Substances|Subtitle 5 - Lead and Mercury Wheel Weights|Section 6-501 - Lead and Mercury Wheel Weights

    (a)    (1)    A motor vehicle or tire manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer, motor vehicle repair facility, or any other person who installs wheel weights may not use, allow to be used, or sell an externally attached lead wheel weight that is composed of greater than 0.1% lead by weight or greater than 0.1% mercury by weight during the first tire installation, replacement, or balancing after January 1, 2020, for all new and used vehicles registered in the State.        (2)    The State shall ensure that no vehicle purchased for the State fleet after January 1, 2019, is equipped with an externally attached lead wheel weight that is composed of greater than 0.1% lead by weight or greater than 0.1% mercury by weight.        (3)    Each tire on a vehicle in the State fleet that is balanced or replaced after January 1, 2018, may not be equipped with a lead wheel weight that is composed of greater than 0.1% lead by weight or greater than 0.1% mercury by weight.    (b)    Lead and mercury wheel weights removed and collected shall be properly recycled.    (c)    (1)    The Department shall send a warning notice to a person that violates this section.        (2)    If the person continues to fail to comply with this section 1 year after receipt of the warning notice, the person is subject to a civil fine not exceeding $1,000 for each subsequent offense after the warning period.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  6-701 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 6 - Toxic, Carcinogenic, and Flammable Substances|Subtitle 7 - Occupational Diseases|Section 6-701 - Occupational Diseases

    (a)    The Secretary shall:        (1)    Accept from physicians reports on occupational diseases; and        (2)    Study occupational diseases and means to prevent and control the diseases.    (b)    (1)    After notice and a public hearing before the Secretary, the Secretary may adopt rules and regulations necessary to prevent and control occupational diseases.        (2)    The Secretary shall enforce the rules and regulations adopted under this section.    (c)    The Secretary shall:        (1)    Investigate each industrial condition that is suspected of causing an occupational disease; and        (2)    Recommend means to control the condition.    (d)    In Baltimore City, the Baltimore City Commissioner of Health also has the duties imposed and the powers conferred on the Secretary by this section. However, this section does not limit the authority of the Secretary in Baltimore City or any charter power of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City.    (e)    A person who, after written notice of a rule or regulation adopted under this section, continues to violate the rule or regulation is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100 for each day that the violation continues.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  6-702 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 6 - Toxic, Carcinogenic, and Flammable Substances|Subtitle 7 - Occupational Diseases|Section 6-702 - Occupational Disease Reports

    (a)    A physician who believes that a patient under the physician’s care has an occupational disease shall submit a report to the Secretary and the Secretary of Health.    (b)    The report shall:        (1)    State the name, address, occupation, and place of employment of the patient;        (2)    Identify the suspected disease; and        (3)    Contain any other information that the Secretary requires.    (c)    The Secretary shall give the information received under this section to the Commissioner of Labor and Industry.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  6-1001 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 6 - Toxic, Carcinogenic, and Flammable Substances|Subtitle 10 - Accreditation of Lead Paint Abatement Services|Section 6-1001 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Abatement” means a set of measures that eliminate or reduce lead–based paint hazards in residential, public, or commercial buildings, bridges, or other structures or superstructures in accordance with standards established by the Department which may include:        (1)    The removal of lead–based paint and lead–contaminated dust, the containment or encapsulation of lead–based paint, the replacement or demolition of lead–painted surfaces or fixtures, and the removal or covering of lead–contaminated soil;        (2)    All preparation, cleanup, disposal, and postabatement clearance testing activities associated with these measures; and        (3)    The renovation, repair, and painting of a lead–containing substance in a residential, public, or commercial building built before 1978.    (c)    “Lead containing substance” means:        (1)    Any paint, plaster, or surface encapsulation material containing more than 0.50 percent lead by weight calculated as lead metal in the dried solid or more than 0.7 milligrams lead per square centimeter as measured by an X-ray fluorescence analyzer; or        (2)    Such other standards consistent with an applicable federal definition as the Department may set by regulation.    (d)    “Person” includes any public or municipal corporation, or any agency, bureau, department, or instrumentality of federal, State, or local government.    (e)    “Provide lead paint abatement services” means to engage in the risk assessment, inspection, or abatement of lead-containing substances.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  6-1002 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 6 - Toxic, Carcinogenic, and Flammable Substances|Subtitle 10 - Accreditation of Lead Paint Abatement Services|Section 6-1002 - Accreditation Requirement

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, unless the person is accredited by the Department under this subtitle, a person may not:        (1)    Act as a contractor or supervisor for the purpose of providing lead paint abatement services;        (2)    Provide training to others who provide lead paint abatement services; or        (3)    Engage in the inspection of lead-based paint hazards.    (b)    The Department shall, by regulation, create exceptions to the accreditation requirement for instances where the disturbance of lead-containing substance is incidental.    (c)    An individual who acts only as a worker or project designer need not be accredited, but must be trained.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  6-1003 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 6 - Toxic, Carcinogenic, and Flammable Substances|Subtitle 10 - Accreditation of Lead Paint Abatement Services|Section 6-1003 - Regulations; Fees

    (a)    The Department shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this subtitle.    (b)    Regulations adopted under this subtitle may include:        (1)    Initial and continuing standards and procedures for accreditation, including education, training, examination, and job performance standards;        (2)    Standards and procedures for renewal of accreditation;        (3)    Standards and procedures for modification, suspension, or revocation of accreditation;        (4)    Different standards and procedures for different lead paint abatement services;        (5)    Standards and procedures for abatement involving the renovation, repair, and painting of lead–containing substances, including a requirement for lead–dust testing;        (6)    Recognition of accreditation or similar approvals of persons by other governmental entities; and        (7)    Such other provisions as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this subtitle.    (c)    The Department shall review and revise its certification and other regulations under this subtitle as necessary to ensure continued eligibility for federal funding of lead–hazard activities in the State.    (d)    The Department shall set reasonable fees for the accreditation of persons who provide lead paint abatement services sufficient to cover the Department’s direct and indirect costs of administering this subtitle.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  6-1004 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 6 - Toxic, Carcinogenic, and Flammable Substances|Subtitle 10 - Accreditation of Lead Paint Abatement Services|Section 6-1004 - Lead Accreditation Fund

    (a)    There is a Lead Accreditation Fund.    (b)    (1)    All fees collected under § 6-1003(d) and fines and penalties imposed under § 6-1005 of this subtitle shall be deposited in the Lead Accreditation Fund.        (2)    The Department may apply for and accept any funds or grants from any federal, State, local, or private source for credit to the Fund that might assist with development, establishment, administration, and education and enforcement activities of the lead paint abatement services accreditation program under this subtitle.    (c)    The Department shall use the Lead Accreditation Fund for activities by the Department that are related to processing, monitoring and regulating the accreditation of lead paint abatement services, and for program development of these activities.    (d)    (1)    The Lead Accreditation Fund shall be a continuing, nonlapsing special fund, and is not subject to § 7-302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.        (2)    The State Treasurer shall hold and the State Comptroller shall account for the Accreditation Fund.        (3)    The Accreditation Fund shall be invested and reinvested. Any investment earnings shall be paid into the Accreditation Fund.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  6-1005 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 6 - Toxic, Carcinogenic, and Flammable Substances|Subtitle 10 - Accreditation of Lead Paint Abatement Services|Section 6-1005 - Applicability of Provisions of 6-420 Through 6-422 of This Title and 7-266(b) of This Article

    Except as otherwise provided, the provisions and procedures of §§ 6–420 through  6–422 of this title and § 7–266(b) of this article shall be used and shall apply to enforce violations of:        (1)    This subtitle;        (2)    Any regulations adopted under this subtitle; and        (3)    Any condition of accreditation issued under this subtitle.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  6-1101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 6 - Toxic, Carcinogenic, and Flammable Substances|Subtitle 11 - Rechargeable Batteries|Section 6-1101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Cell” means a galvanic or voltaic device weighing 25 pounds or less consisting of an enclosed or sealed container which contains a positive and a negative electrode consisting primarily of cadmium or lead, and which contains a gel or liquid starved electrolyte.    (c)    “Cell manufacturer” means a person who:        (1)    Manufactures cells in the United States; or        (2)    Imports into the United States cells or units for which no unit management program has been put into effect by the actual manufacturer of the cell or unit.    (d)    “Easily removed”, with respect to a rechargeable battery which powers a rechargeable product, means removable by hand or by using common household tools.    (e)    “Institutional user” means a person conducting medical, commercial, industrial, governmental, or similar operations.    (f)    (1)    “Marketer” means a person who manufactures, assembles, sells, distributes, affixes a brand name or private label to, or licenses the use of a brand name on a unit or product with an easily removable rechargeable battery.        (2)    Except for a person who affixes a brand name or private label to a unit or to a product with an easily removable rechargeable battery, “marketer” does not include a person engaged in the retail sale of a unit or of a rechargeable product.    (g)    “Nonremovable”, with respect to a rechargeable battery which powers a rechargeable product, means not easily removed.    (h)    (1)    “Rechargeable battery” means any type of enclosed device or sealed container which consists of one or more cells and which weighs 25 pounds or less.        (2)    “Rechargeable battery” does not include a battery used as a power source for starting a motor vehicle.    (i)    “Rechargeable product” means a device for which the primary power source is a nonremovable rechargeable battery.    (j)    “Responsible entity” means a person designated in a unit management program, or in the absence of a unit management program, the marketer whose name appears on a unit.    (k)    “Sell” means to sell, offer for sale, or offer for promotional purposes a unit or a product with an easily removable rechargeable battery.    (l)    “Unit” means a cell, a rechargeable battery, or a rechargeable product.    (m)    “Unit management program” means a program or system for the collection, recycling, or disposal of units put in place by a marketer under § 6-1107 of this subtitle.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  6-1102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 6 - Toxic, Carcinogenic, and Flammable Substances|Subtitle 11 - Rechargeable Batteries|Section 6-1102 - Unit Management Program

    After December 31, 1994, each unit sold by a marketer to an end user in this State shall be covered by one or more unit management programs.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  6-1103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 6 - Toxic, Carcinogenic, and Flammable Substances|Subtitle 11 - Rechargeable Batteries|Section 6-1103 - Removal; Exemption

    (a)    Unless granted an exemption by the Department, rechargeable batteries contained in products designed for use by consumers and manufactured after December 31, 1993 shall be easily removed.    (b)    Upon application, the Department may exempt from the requirements of this section a rechargeable battery contained in a product designed for use by consumers upon a finding that:        (1)    For reasons such as health or safety cannot be redesigned; and        (2)    The product is covered by a unit management program.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  6-1104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 6 - Toxic, Carcinogenic, and Flammable Substances|Subtitle 11 - Rechargeable Batteries|Section 6-1104 - Unit Information

    (a)    Each unit manufactured after December 31, 1993 and sold to an end user in this State after December 31, 1994 shall bear the following information on the unit, the package, the product containing the unit, or in associated instructional material:        (1)    A statement that the unit must be disposed of properly;        (2)    The “three chasing arrows” recycling symbol;        (3)    A description of the battery electrode chemistry; and        (4)    Sufficient information to enable the user properly to dispose of spent units.    (b)    A local government or agency of local government in this State may not enact additional labeling requirements for a unit, package, product containing a unit, or associated instructional material.    (c)    Nothing in this section may be interpreted to prohibit the display of any other symbol or information designed to promote recycling.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  6-1105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 6 - Toxic, Carcinogenic, and Flammable Substances|Subtitle 11 - Rechargeable Batteries|Section 6-1105 - Generic Notice Placard

    (a)    Marketers shall develop and provide or cause to be provided a generic notice placard to each retailer of a unit or product with an easily removable rechargeable battery.    (b)    The notice placard shall contain substantially the following information:        (1)    After December 31, 1994, disposal of rechargeable batteries or products powered by nonremovable rechargeable batteries may only be in accordance with a State-approved collection system;        (2)    Under State law, marketers of rechargeable batteries and products powered by nonremovable rechargeable batteries shall provide a special collection system for these items by January 1, 1995; and        (3)    Rechargeable batteries and rechargeable products shall contain specific information on proper methods of collection and disposal.    (c)    (1)    After December 31, 1994, a retailer who sells a unit or a product with an easily removable rechargeable battery shall display the generic notice placard provided by a marketer at or near the sales display of the unit or product.        (2)    A single generic notice placard may be utilized to provide notice for more than one marketer of a unit or product with an easily removable rechargeable battery.        (3)    A single generic notice placard may be displayed in one or more areas where units or products with easily removable rechargeable batteries are sold.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  6-1106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 6 - Toxic, Carcinogenic, and Flammable Substances|Subtitle 11 - Rechargeable Batteries|Section 6-1106 - Disposal of Unit

    After December 31, 1994 a person may not dispose of a unit except in accordance with a unit management program approved by the Department or in another manner approved under regulations adopted by the Department.