# Environment (GEN)

## Title 7. Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Substances

### Subtitle 1. Hazardous Materials

#### Section 7-111

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 facility; and

  (iii) Assuring the security of the facility after closing;

(2) Design, construct, and operate the 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 hazardous material that is received and transferred by the facility, including, as applicable, volume, and chemical, physical, biological, and radioactive nature; and

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

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Md. Code Ann., Envir. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)