§ 9-1707. Newsprint recycling
West's Annotated Code of MarylandEnvironmentEffective: October 1, 2018
Effective: October 1, 2018
MD Code, Environment, § 9-1707
§ 9-1707. Newsprint recycling
(b)(1) Except as provided in subsection (h) of this section, the recycled content percentage requirements for newspapers distributed in the State shall, on a statewide basis, be in accordance with the recycled content percentage requirements specified in subsection (c) of this section for the reporting period.
(2) In the year following any reporting period in which the Secretary determines, based on the reports submitted under subsection (e) of this section, that the recycled content percentage requirements specified in subsection (c) of this section have not been met on a statewide basis, each newspaper shall:
(c)(1) To satisfy the recycled content percentage requirement of this section for a reporting period, at least the percentage specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection, by weight, of the total newsprint used by the publisher during that reporting period for newspapers distributed in the State shall be recycled materials.
(d)(1) The newsprint recycling incentive fee for any reporting period is $10 for each ton of a publisher's recycled content deficiency for the reporting period, as determined under paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(e)(1) A publisher of a newspaper distributed in the State shall complete and file with the Secretary:
(h)(1) On the application of a newspaper publisher, the Secretary may exempt the publisher of all or part of the recycled content percentage requirements of this section for the newspaper publisher under such terms and conditions and for such periods as the Secretary considers appropriate if the Secretary determines, after taking into consideration the publisher's supply contracts which existed as of March 15, 1990, that:
Credits
Added by Acts 1990, c. 301. Amended by Acts 1991, c. 630; Acts 1992, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2; Acts 1997, c. 606, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997; Acts 2005, c. 384, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005; Acts 2006, c. 38, § 1, eff. April 8, 2006; Acts 2006, c. 44, § 1, eff. April 8, 2006; Acts 2006, c. 487, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2006; Acts 2007, c. 4, § 1, eff. March 22, 2007; Acts 2007, c. 239, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2009, c. 713, § 1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2010, c. 71, § 1, eff. April 13, 2010; Acts 2012, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 1, eff. June 1, 2012; Acts 2018, c. 630, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018.
MD Code, Environment, § 9-1707, MD ENVIR § 9-1707
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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