Section 3-3 - A-01. Definitions. - Maryland Statutes

§ 3-3A-01. Definitions.
 

(a)  In general.- In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 

(b)  Acid deposition.- "Acid deposition" means the process whereby acid-forming chemical compounds are transported from the atmosphere to the surface of the earth. 

(c)  Acid deposition precursor.- "Acid deposition precursor" means an air contaminant that may be transformed to an acid gas or particle in the atmosphere. 

(d)  Commission.- "Commission" means the Maryland Public Service Commission. 

(e)  Departments.- "Departments" means the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of the Environment. 

(f)  Participating agencies.- "Participating agencies" means the Commission, the People's Counsel of the Public Service Commission, and the Departments of Business and Economic Development, Agriculture, and Transportation, and the Department of Planning. 
 

[1986, ch. 607; 1987, ch. 306, § 3; ch. 311; 1988, ch. 6, § 1; 1989, ch. 540, § 1; 1995, ch. 120, § 19; 2000, ch. 209, § 2.]