# Environment (GEN)

## Title 7. Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Substances

### Subtitle 2. Controlled Hazardous Substances

#### Section 7-238

(a)

  (1) Unless it is renewed for another term, a facility permit expires on the expiration date the Department specifies at issuance or renewal.

  (2) Unless the controlled hazardous substance facility is a low-level nuclear waste facility, the Department may not issue a facility permit for a term longer than 10 years. The Department may issue a low-level nuclear waste facility permit for a term not longer than 5 years.

(b) The Department may renew a facility permit if the permit holder:

  (1) Has complied with all appropriate rules and regulations;

  (2) Pays to the Department the renewal fee set by the Department; and

  (3) Submits to the Department a renewal application on the form the Department requires.

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