The Community Right-to-Know Fund shall be used for:

1. A. The processing of information submitted to the Department, including collection, management, and analysis of data received by the Department from an owner or operator of a facility required to provide such data under the federal Act, the federal regulations, or this chapter;
2. B. State enforcement of this chapter or the federal Act; and

3. C. Federally required planning and training activities conducted by the State or LEPCs, including and not limited to:

   1. (1) Conducting:

      1. (a) Incident response activities;
      2. (b) Shelter in place and evacuation planning; and
      3. (c) Railroad, maritime, and transportation exercises;
   2. (2) Collecting hazardous material commodity flow information;
   3. (3) Acquisition and maintenance of chemical reference materials;
   4. (4) Public outreach activities including case studies, school safety, and emergency planning for citizens;
   5. (5) Participation by emergency response personnel in related training and conferences on local, state, and federal regulatory and compliance updates, incident command, and crisis control; and
   6. (6) Compensation for personnel to perform tasks as required to implement the responsibilities of the SERC or LEPC as described in the federal Act.

Authority: Environment Article, §§7-601—7-605, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: March 17, 2003 (30:5 Md. R. 368)