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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="4-704" title_number="4" title_name="Water Management" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Oil Contaminated Site Environmental Cleanup Fund">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is an Oil Contaminated Site Environmental Cleanup Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the Fund shall be used to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Reimburse an owner or operator of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>An underground oil storage tank subject to the requirements of § 4–409(b)(3) of this title for site rehabilitation costs incurred on or after October 1, 1993 resulting from contamination caused by releases from an underground oil storage tank;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>An underground oil storage tank not subject to the requirements of § 4–409(b)(3) of this title for site rehabilitation costs incurred on or after October 1, 2000 resulting from contamination caused by releases from an underground oil storage tank; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>A heating oil tank for site rehabilitation costs incurred on or after October 1, 2000 resulting from contamination caused by releases from a heating oil tank including piping connected to the tank;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Provide funds for site rehabilitation activities carried out by the Department or under the Department’s direction and control; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>To the extent provided in the State budget and in an amount not to exceed 8% of the revenues in the Fund during the fiscal year, provide funds for the Department’s administration of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Twenty–five percent of the revenues credited to the Fund shall be used for reimbursement of heating oil tank site rehabilitation costs as provided in this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The provisions of this subtitle do not apply to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>An underground storage tank that is:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Owned by a State, county, or municipal corporation; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Owned by a local education agency.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An underground storage tank installed pursuant to Subtitle I of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Owners or operators of underground storage tanks that were not in compliance with the requirements of Subtitle I of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act on December 22, 1998.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Money in the Fund not required to meet the Department’s obligations in the exercise of the Department’s responsibility under this section:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Shall be deposited with the State Treasurer to the credit of the Fund; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>May be invested as provided by law.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Interest received on the investment of the excess funds shall be credited to the Fund for use for the purposes described in this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
