Md. Code, Environment § 7-238
This is the official text of Md. Code, Environment § 7-238, part of Maryland’s Code, Environment — governs environmental protection.
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§7–238.
Official statutory text
(a) (1) Unless it is renewed for another term, a facility permit expires on the expiration date the Department specifies at issuance or renewal.
(2) Unless the controlled hazardous substance facility is a low-level nuclear waste facility, the Department may not issue a facility permit for a term longer than 10 years. The Department may issue a low-level nuclear waste facility permit for a term not longer than 5 years.
(b) The Department may renew a facility permit if the permit holder:
(1) Has complied with all appropriate rules and regulations;
(2) Pays to the Department the renewal fee set by the Department; and
(3) Submits to the Department a renewal application on the form the Department requires.
(2) Unless the controlled hazardous substance facility is a low-level nuclear waste facility, the Department may not issue a facility permit for a term longer than 10 years. The Department may issue a low-level nuclear waste facility permit for a term not longer than 5 years.
(b) The Department may renew a facility permit if the permit holder:
(1) Has complied with all appropriate rules and regulations;
(2) Pays to the Department the renewal fee set by the Department; and
(3) Submits to the Department a renewal application on the form the Department requires.
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