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Maryland Code, Environment § 4-701

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Cleanup” means abatement, containment, removal, and disposal of oil and the restoration of the environment.

(c) “Fund” means the Oil Contaminated Site Environmental Cleanup Fund.

(d) “Oil” has the meaning provided in § 4-401(h) of this title.

(e)(1) “Site rehabilitation” means cleanup actions taken in response to a release from an underground oil storage tank.

(2) “Site rehabilitation” includes investigation, evaluation, planning, design, engineering, construction, or other services undertaken and expenses incurred to investigate or clean up affected soils, groundwater, or surface water.

(f) “Third party claim” means any civil action brought or asserted by any person against any owner or operator of any underground oil storage tank for damages to person or property which damages are the direct result of oil released from tanks covered under this subtitle.

(g) “Underground oil storage tank” has the meaning provided in § 4-401(l) of this title.

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