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§ 1-810. Enforcement of environmental covenant

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEnvironment

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Environment
Title 1. Definitions; General Provisions; Enforcement (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 8. Maryland Uniform Environmental Covenants Act (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Environment, § 1-810
§ 1-810. Enforcement of environmental covenant
Currentness
Standing
(a) A civil action for injunctive or other equitable relief for violation of an environmental covenant may be maintained by:
(1) A party to the covenant;
(2) The Agency or, if it is not the Agency, the Department;
(3) Any person to whom the covenant expressly grants power to enforce;
(4) A person whose interest in the real property or whose collateral or liability may be affected by the alleged violation of the covenant; or
(5) The county or municipal corporation in which the real property subject to the covenant is located.
Environmental response projects
(b) This subtitle does not limit the regulatory authority of the Agency or the Department under law, other than this subtitle, with respect to an environmental response project.
Liability for remediation
(c) A person is not responsible for or subject to liability for environmental remediation solely because the person has the right to enforce an environmental covenant.

Credits

Added by Acts 2005, c. 229, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2005.
MD Code, Environment, § 1-810, MD ENVIR § 1-810
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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