Md. Code, Environment § 8-406
This is the official text of Md. Code, Environment § 8-406, part of Maryland’s Code, Environment — governs environmental protection.
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§8–406.
Official statutory text
(a) The Governor may issue an executive order that suspends the requirements of § 8-402(a) of this subtitle if the Governor finds that the absence of a storage or disposal site for low-level nuclear waste, inside or outside of this State, will:
(1) Cause a cessation in this State of power generation, medical treatment, medical diagnosis, scientific research, or other activity that relies on nuclear sources; or
(2) Otherwise present a serious threat to the public safety or health.
(b) The Governor shall submit each executive order issued under this section to the General Assembly at a regular or special session.
(c) Unless an executive order issued under this section is disapproved specifically by a resolution in which a majority of the members of each house of the General Assembly concurs, an executive order issued under this section is effective 30 days after the date the executive order is submitted to the General Assembly.
(1) Cause a cessation in this State of power generation, medical treatment, medical diagnosis, scientific research, or other activity that relies on nuclear sources; or
(2) Otherwise present a serious threat to the public safety or health.
(b) The Governor shall submit each executive order issued under this section to the General Assembly at a regular or special session.
(c) Unless an executive order issued under this section is disapproved specifically by a resolution in which a majority of the members of each house of the General Assembly concurs, an executive order issued under this section is effective 30 days after the date the executive order is submitted to the General Assembly.
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