Authorization. There is a State Used Tire Clean-up and Recycling Fund (the Fund) as established in Environment Article, §9-273, Annotated Code of Maryland. Allocation of the Fund. The Department shall use the Fund in accordance with the provisions of Environment Article, §§9-275, 9-277, and 9-278, Annotated Code of Maryland. Procedures for Allocation of the Fund for the Scrap Tire Recycling System. The Service shall submit to the Department a request for financial assistance for: Projects within the scrap tire recycling system to reduce, recover, and recycle scrap tires that are approved by the Department; and Costs related to the implementation of scrap tire recycling systems including the cost of: Preparation of a scrap tire recycling system under Environment Article, §9-228(e), Annotated Code of Maryland, Implementation of any program established by the Service as a part of a scrap tire recycling system, and Providing assistance in funding the establishment of a private or public scrap tire collection, processing, or recycling facility. The Department shall accept expense estimates, cost justifications, and other information specified by the Department as a means of evaluating the request for financial assistance.