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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="7-601" title_number="7" title_name="Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Substances" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Community Right-to-Know Fund">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Extremely hazardous substance” means a substance that is defined as an extremely hazardous substance under § 329(3) of the federal Act.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Facility” means a facility that is subject to the federal Act.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“Federal Act” means the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right–to–Know Act of 1986.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>“Fund” means the Maryland Community Right–to–Know Fund established under § 7–604 of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>“Hazardous chemical” has the meaning stated in 42 U.S.C. § 11021(e).</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>“Local emergency planning committee”, or “LEPC”, has the meaning stated in 40 C.F.R. 355.20.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>“Responsible person” means an owner or operator of a facility that is required to report under the federal Act.</text>
  </level>
</section>
