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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="9-11A-09" title_number="9" title_name="Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities" subtitle_number="11A" subtitle_name="On–site Wastewater Services">
  <text>The Board, in consultation with the Department, shall: </text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>Make recommendations to the Department on the adoption of regulations to carry out the provisions of this subtitle, including:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>Licensing procedures, definitions, qualifications, and continuing education requirements for the following categories:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>Designer;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>Master installer and journey installer;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>Master on–site wastewater property transfer inspector and journey on–site wastewater property transfer inspector;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="4">
        <text>Master pumper and journey pumper; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="5">
        <text>Master operation and maintenance provider and journey operation and maintenance provider;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>Certification procedures, definitions, qualifications, and continuing education requirements for the following categories:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>Designer;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>Advanced treatment installer;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>Mound installer;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="4">
        <text>Drip dispersal installer;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="5">
        <text>Pump dispersal system installer;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="6">
        <text>Advanced treatment operation and maintenance provider;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="7">
        <text>Advanced treatment unit pumper;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="8">
        <text>Advanced treatment property transfer inspector; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="9">
        <text>Any other category associated with a specific on–site wastewater treatment technology; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="iii">
      <text>Minimum standards for any processes, procedures, techniques, and materials associated with  on–site wastewater systems;</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>Review regulations proposed by the Department to carry out the provisions of this subtitle;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>Establish a code of ethics provided by the Department for:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>Members of the Board; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>Individuals licensed and certified by the Board;</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="4">
    <text>On or before June 1, 2024, make recommendations to the Department for establishing the licensing and certification procedures specified under item (1) of this section;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="5">
    <text>Collect and account for the fees provided for under this subtitle; and</text>
  </level>
  <level label="6">
    <text>Keep a current record of all individuals and entities licensed under this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
</section>
