§ 1-301. Secretary and subordinate officials
West's Annotated Code of MarylandEnvironmentEffective: July 1, 2019
Effective: July 1, 2019
MD Code, Environment, § 1-301
§ 1-301. Secretary and subordinate officials
(a) The Secretary shall carry out and enforce the provisions of this article and the rules and regulations adopted under this article.
(b) The Secretary may delegate duties, powers, and functions as provided in this article to a health officer for a county or to another county official authorized to administer and enforce environmental laws.
(c) In those counties where a county official other than the health officer is authorized to administer and enforce State environmental laws under this section, the county shall establish minimum qualifications for that county official that include standards of education and experience related to environmental issues.
(d)(1)(i) On or before October 1 of each year, the Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall submit to the Legislative Policy Committee, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, a report on enforcement activities conducted by the Department during the previous fiscal year.
1. Ambient air quality control under Title 2, Subtitle 4 of this article;
2. Oil pollution under Title 4, Subtitle 4 of this article;
3. Nontidal wetlands under Title 5, Subtitle 9 of this article;
4. Asbestos under Title 6, Subtitle 4 of this article;
5. Lead paint under Title 6, Subtitle 8 of this article;
6. Controlled hazardous substances under Title 7, Subtitle 2 of this article;
7. Water supply, sewerage systems, and refuse disposal systems under Title 9, Subtitle 2 of this article;
8. Water discharges under Title 9, Subtitle 3 of this article;
9. Drinking water under Title 9, Subtitle 4 of this article; and
10. Wetlands under Title 16, Subtitle 2 of this article.
1. Final permits or licenses issued to a person or facility, as appropriate, and not surrendered, suspended, or revoked;
2. Inspections, audits, or spot checks performed at facilities permitted;
3. Injunctions obtained;
4. Show cause, remedial, and corrective action orders issued;
5. Stop work orders;
6. Administrative or civil penalties obtained;
7. Criminal actions charged, convictions obtained, imprisonment time ordered, and criminal fines received; and
8. Any other actions taken by the Department to enforce the requirements of the applicable environmental program, including:
A. Notices of the removal or encapsulation of asbestos under § 6-414.1 of this article; and
B. Actions enforcing user charges against industrial users under § 9-341 of this article.
1. Affected properties registered; and
2. Inspectors or other persons accredited by the Department, for whom accreditation has not been surrendered, suspended, or revoked.
(iv) In addition to the information required in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, for the Controlled Hazardous Substances Program under Title 7, Subtitle 2 of this article, the report shall include the following lists, updated to reflect the most recent information available for the immediately preceding fiscal year:
1. Possible controlled hazardous substance sites compiled in accordance with § 7-223(a) of this article;
2. Proposed sites listed in accordance with § 7-223(c) of this article at which the Department intends to conduct preliminary site assessments; and
3. Hazardous waste sites in the disposal site registry compiled in accordance with § 7-223(f) of this article.
1. Actions to prevent public water system contamination or to respond to a Safe Drinking Water Act1 emergency under §§ 9-405 and 9-406 of this article; and
2. Notices given to the public by public water systems under § 9-410 of this article.
Credits
Added by Acts 1982, c. 240, § 2. Amended by Acts 1987, c. 177; Acts 1987, c. 306, § 3; Acts 1997, c. 579, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2007, c. 5, § 7, eff. March 22, 2007; Acts 2010, c. 469, § 1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 5.
Footnotes
Pub.L. 93-523, July 1, 1944, c. 373, Title XIV, as added Dec. 16, 1974, 2(a), 88 Stat. 1661, codified at 42 U.S.C.A. § 300f et seq.
MD Code, Environment, § 1-301, MD ENVIR § 1-301
Current through legislation effective through July 1, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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