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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="9-511.1" title_number="9" title_name="Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="County Water and Sewerage Plans">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A county may remove a proposed solid waste acceptance facility from the county plan if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The owner of the proposed solid waste acceptance facility fails to apply to the Department for a new permit within 1 year of inclusion in the plan;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The owner of the proposed solid waste acceptance facility fails to apply to the Department for a renewal in accordance with § 10-226(b) of the State Government Article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Department denies a permit for the proposed solid waste acceptance facility in its final decision; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The proposed solid waste acceptance facility is not constructed within 10 years after receiving a permit.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>For the purposes of subsection (a)(1) of this section, a new permit does not include a permit application for expansion or major modification of an existing facility.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>This section may not be construed to allow the county to remove a proposed solid waste acceptance facility if the solid waste acceptance facility is necessary to provide adequate capacity for the disposal of solid waste generated within the county in accordance with § 9-505 of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
</section>
