1. A. A residential owner of a residential heating oil tank system seeking reimbursement from the Fund shall apply to the Department in accordance with the application requirements in Regulation .06 of this chapter.
2. B. The Department may reimburse a residential owner with an approved application to the extent there are available revenues in the Fund and in accordance with the reimbursement limitations and deducible requirement in Regulation .08 of this chapter.

3. C. The Secretary of the Environment or a designee shall:

   1. (1) Make all final decisions regarding reimbursement matters; and
   2. (2) Adjust reimbursement allocations if substantial need is demonstrated.

Authority: Environment Article, §§4-401, 4-402, 4-405, 4-407—4-411.2, 4-415, 4-415.1, and 4-701 et seq., Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.11 adopted as an emergency provision effective November 18, 1993 (20:25 Md. R. 1937); adopted permanently effective May 19, 1994 (21:9 Md. R. 753)

Chapter revised effective February 24, 1997 (24:4 Md. R. 295)

Chapter revised effective July 23, 2001 (28:14 Md. R. 1324)

Regulation .02D amended effective January 12, 2009 (36:1 Md. R. 25)

Regulation .03B amended effective April 19, 2010 (37:8 Md. R. 621)

Regulation .04C amended effective January 16, 2006 (33:1 Md. R. 40)

Regulation .05E amended effective January 16, 2006 (33:1 Md. R. 40)

Regulation .05F adopted effective January 16, 2006 (33:1 Md. R. 40)

Regulation .05F amended effective January 12, 2009 (36:1 Md. R. 25)

Regulation .06 amended effective January 16, 2006 (33:1 Md. R. 40)

Regulation .07 amended effective January 16, 2006 (33:1 Md. R. 40)

Regulation .09C amended effective January 16, 2006 (33:1 Md. R. 40)

Regulation .10A amended effective January 16, 2006 (33:1 Md. R. 40)

Regulations .01—.11 repealed and new Regulations .01—.10 adopted effective June 13, 2022 (49:12 Md. R. 642)