The following terms have the meanings indicated. Terms Defined. “Civil penalty” means a statutorily authorized monetary penalty imposed for a violation of a statute, regulation, permit, or license. Civil penalty does not include statutorily authorized reimbursement of State or federal expenditures. “Department” means the Maryland Department of the Environment, or any of its constituent units. “Final decision maker” means the Secretary of the Environment, that official empowered by statute to render the final agency decision in a contested case, or a designee for the purpose of rendering a final decision in a contested case. “Hearing” means a contested case hearing as defined by the Administrative Procedure Act, State Government Article, §10-201 et seq., Annotated Code of Maryland. “Hearing examiner” means the person designated to preside over an evidentiary hearing in a contested case. “Office of Hearings” means the administrative unit of the Department authorized to conduct hearings in contested cases. “Party” means a person or agency named or admitted as a party, including the Department. “Person” means any individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, or representative of any kind and any firm, partnership, association, corporation, or other entity including any public or municipal corporation and any agency, bureau, Department or instrumentality of federal, State, or local government. “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Environment, a designee of the Secretary for the purpose of rendering a final decision in a contested case, or that official empowered by statute to render the final agency decision in a contested case.