Maryland Environment Section 7-242

Article - Environment

§ 7-242.

      (a)      As a requirement for keeping the facility permit, each facility permit holder shall:

            (1)      Maintain a bond or other security that the Department considers sufficient to cover any cost for:

                  (i)      Guaranteeing fulfillment of all requirements related to the facility permit;

                  (ii)      Monitoring, maintaining, or closing the controlled hazardous substance facility; and

                  (iii)      Assuring the security of the controlled hazardous substance facility after closing;

            (2)      Design, construct, and operate the controlled hazardous substance facility in the manner approved by the Department;

            (3)      Establish emergency procedures and safeguards to prevent accidents and reasonably foreseeable harm to human beings or the environment;

            (4)      Report periodically on the controlled hazardous substance that is received and discharged by the controlled hazardous substance facility, including, as applicable, volume, and chemical, physical, biological, and radioactive nature;

            (5)      In appropriate circumstances, assist in any transfer of the ownership and operation of a controlled hazardous substance facility to a qualified agency of this State or any political subdivision of this State; and

            (6)      To the extent reasonably practicable, restore the controlled hazardous substance facility site to its original condition if use as a controlled hazardous substance facility is terminated.

      (b)      In addition to the requirements for keeping a facility permit under subsection (a) of this section, each low-level nuclear waste facility permit holder shall:

            (1)      Ensure that any low-level nuclear waste being shipped to the low-level nuclear waste facility is labeled and transported in accordance with this subtitle;

            (2)      Refuse to accept for disposal any low-level nuclear waste that has not been labeled or transported in accordance with this subtitle; and

            (3)      Comply with any other requirements the Department sets.



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