1. A. This chapter applies to an owner, an operator, and a person in charge of an oil-contaminated soil (OCS) facility.
2. B. This chapter is not intended to and does not relieve an owner, an operator, and a person in charge of an OCS facility of the duty to comply with all other applicable requirements of COMAR 26.10.
3. C. This chapter does not affect the Department’s authority to direct a corrective action conducted in response to an oil spill, release, or discharge in accordance with the requirements of COMAR 26.10.01 and 26.10.08—26.10.10.

Authority: Environment Article, §§4-401, 4-402, 4-405, 4-407—4-411, and 4-415—4-418, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.15 adopted as an emergency provision effective January 18, 1993 (20:3 Md. R. 256); adopted permanently effective July 18, 1993 (20:13 Md. R. 1050)

Regulation .03D amended effective February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 224)

Regulation .04A amended effective February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 224)

Regulations .01—.15 repealed and new Regulations .01—.16 adopted effective June 13, 2022 (49:12 Md. R. 642)