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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 26.10.14.06" title_num="26" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="14" heading="Application Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A residential owner of a residential heating oil tank system may apply to the Department for reimbursement from the Fund:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Until the date established by Environment Article, §4-705(b), Annotated Code of Maryland;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Not later than 6 months after the completion of site rehabilitation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Only for eligible site rehabilitation costs listed in Regulation .05 of this chapter that were incurred on or after October 1, 2000;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Once for the entire period of ownership of the single-family residential property where the residential heating oil tank system is located; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Once per State fiscal year if the residential heating oil tank system is not located at the primary residence of the residential owner.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A residential owner applying for reimbursement from the Fund shall submit to the Department:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A complete and accurate application on a form supplied by the Department;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A current W-9 Identification Number and Certification Form from the federal Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>On a form supplied by the Department, a description of the incurred site rehabilitation costs eligible for reimbursement under Regulation .05 of this chapter, including copies of actual invoices and other proofs of payment for site rehabilitation costs; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>If submitting an application on or after July 1, 2022, a copy of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The online SDAT property database’s search results page for the site; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The most recent property tax assessment notice mailed to the residential owner of the site by the Supervisor in accordance with Tax-Property Article, §8-401, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A residential owner may submit to the Department additional eligible site rehabilitation costs with the supporting documentation required under §B(3) of this regulation:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Following the approval of the application by the Department; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Not later than 6 months after the completion of site rehabilitation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>To be eligible for reimbursement from the Fund, a residential owner shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Certify to the Department that the spill, release, or discharge of oil resulted from a residential heating oil tank system;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Submit to the Department for its approval:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A corrective action plan;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>An implementation schedule;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A cost estimate; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>An estimated completion date;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Certify to the Department that the spill, release, or discharge of oil is not the result of a willful or deliberate act;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>As determined by the Department, be in substantial compliance with the applicable requirements under Environment Article, §4-420, Annotated Code of Maryland, COMAR 26.10, and all Maryland laws and regulations applicable to residential heating oil tank systems; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Certify to the Department that the site rehabilitation costs submitted for reimbursement are:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>True and eligible for reimbursement under Regulation .05 of this chapter;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Necessary to complete site rehabilitation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Not excluded under Regulation .02 of this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The filing of an application for reimbursement does not relieve the residential owner or any other person from the requirement to take prompt site rehabilitation action as required by law or regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>If an applicant knowingly submits a false certification of satisfying the eligibility requirements under §D of this regulation, the residential owner is not eligible for reimbursement.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>