Md. Code Ann., Envir. § 9-289
Coal combustion by-products; report
Effective Oct 1, 2010Added by Acts 2009, c. 717, § 1, eff. June 1, 2009. Amended by Acts 2009, c. 60, § 5, eff. April 14, 2009; Acts 2010, c. 741, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010.State of Maryland
(a)
- (1) In this part, “coal combustion by-product” means the residue generated by or resulting from the burning of coal.
(2) “Coal combustion by-product” includes:
- (i) Fly ash;
- (ii) Bottom ash;
- (iii) Boiler slag;
- (iv) Pozzolan, as defined in § 15-407 of this article; and
- (v) Solid residuals removed by air pollution control devices from the flue gas and combustion chambers of coal-burning furnaces and boilers.
(b) On or before December 31, 2009, the Department shall submit to the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review regulations regarding:
- (1) Fugitive air emissions from the transportation of coal combustion by-products in the State; and
- (2) The permissible beneficial uses of coal combustion by-products in the State.
Added by Acts 2009, c. 717, § 1, eff. June 1, 2009. Amended by Acts 2009, c. 60, § 5, eff. April 14, 2009; Acts 2010, c. 741, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010.