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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 713

issued under § 9-210 of this subtitle shall close [and cover all
of the land; THE FACILITY for which the permit was issued in a

manner that prevents erosion, health and safety hazards,

nuisances, and pollution.

(2) The Department shall adopt standards for the
closing [and covering] of [landfill refuse disposal systems]
SOLID WASTE ACCEPTANCE FACILITIES.

(b) As a condition precedent for the granting of the
permit, the county or municipality exercising responsibility for
the [landfill] SOLID WASTE ACCEPTANCE FACILITY may reserve to
itself the option for a specified period of time, not to extend
beyond the time the [property] FACILITY is actively being used as
a [landfill] SOLID WASTE ACCEPTANCE FACILITY, to enter into a
contract with the permit holder or holders to purchase the
[landfill] SOLID WASTE ACCEPTANCE FACILITY for open space or
recreational purposes. If the county or municipality exercising
responsibility for the [landfill] SOLID WASTE ACCEPTANCE FACILITY
declines to reserve or exercise the option, then this State may

do so. These obligations shall be binding on the heirs,

representatives, successors, and assigns of the holder or

holders.

9-213.

(c) Before a permit for a [landfill refuse disposal
system] SOLID WASTE ACCEPTANCE FACILITY ,INCINERATOR, OR
TRANSFER STATION is issued to any nonmunicipal corporation or to
any other private organization or person, the applicant for the
permit shall file with the Department a bond on a form prescribed
and furnished by the Department. The bond shall be payable to
the governing body of the political subdivision in which the
[landfill] SOLID WASTE ACCEPTANCE FACILITY, INCINERATOR, OR
TRANSFER STATION is to be located, and the obligation of the bond
shall be conditioned upon the closing [and covering] of the
[landfill] SOLID WASTE ACCEPTANCE FACILITY, INCINERATOR, OR
TRANSFER STATION in a manner that prevents erosion, health and
safety hazards, nuisances, and pollution. [The] FOR A SOLID
WASTE LANDFILL, THE bond shall be in the amount of $5,000 for
each acre of land for which the permit is to be applied, but in

no event less than $125,000. FOR ALL OTHER SOLID WASTE

ACCEPTANCE FACILITIES AN INCINERATOR OR TRANSFER STATION, THE
BOND SHALL BE IN AN AMOUNT ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
Liability under the bond shall be for the duration of the actual
operation of the [landfill] SOLID WASTE ACCEPTANCE FACILITY,
INCINERATOR, OR TRANSFER STATION and for a period of 5 years
after that unless released earlier by the Department upon receipt
of assurance that the [landfill,] SOLID WASTE ACCEPTANCE
FACILITY, INCINERATOR, OR TRANSFER STATION has been closed [and
covered] in the required manner. The bond shall be executed by
the applicant and by a corporate surety licensed to do business
in this State. In lieu of having a bond executed by a corporate
surety, the applicant may elect to deposit, with the local
governing body, cash or negotiable bonds of the federal