# Environment (GEN)

## Title 7. Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Substances

### Subtitle 5. Voluntary Cleanup Program

#### Section 7-503

(a) There is a Voluntary Cleanup Program in the Department.

(b) The purpose of the Voluntary Cleanup Program is to:

  (1) Encourage the investigation of eligible properties with known or perceived contamination;

  (2) Protect public health and the environment where cleanup projects are being performed or need to be performed;

  (3) Accelerate cleanup of eligible properties; and

  (4) Provide predictability and finality to the cleanup of eligible properties.

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