Md. Code Regs. 26.22.01.01

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 21, October 18, 2024

Section 26.22.01.01 - Definitions

A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

B. Terms Defined.

(1) "Coastal area" means all that land and water lying within Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Harford, Kent, Prince George's, Queen Anne's, St. Mary's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties, including the waters of the Chesapeake Bay, and waters lying seaward to the State's territorial jurisdiction.

(2) "Construction" means any clearing, grading, excavation, building, or other action that would affect the natural environment of the coastal area or the commencement of any of these activities. This does not include any activity for the sole purpose of securing biological or geological data or other data for an economic or environmental analysis.

(3) "Department" means the Department of the Environment.

(4) "Facility" means:

(a) Any pipeline designed to carry crude oil or natural gas ashore from offshore sources;

(b) Any intermediate production terminal or refinery which is designed to process at least 10,000 barrels of crude oil equivalent per calendar day;

(c) Any oil storage facility designed to handle crude oil, and:

(i) Whose total design capacity is at least 100,000 barrels,

(ii) Which occupies at least 50 acres, or

(iii) Whose average throughput is at least 10,000 barrels per calendar day;

(d) Any operations base which:

(i) Includes port and harbor facilities,

(ii) Occupies at least 25 acres, and

(iii) Is designed, constructed, and operated as an assembly area for the storage, handling, and transport of supplies whose next and final destination is any oil and/or gas exploration, development, or production-related operation conducted in the territorial sea, contiguous zone, or high seas area; or

(e) Any fabrication yard which is an assembly operation used for the construction or preparation of petroleum drilling rigs, jackets or platforms, or wellhead installations, whose final destination is installation or operation in the territorial sea, contiguous zone, or high seas area.

(5) "Government agencies" means the government of the United States, the State of Maryland, or any other state, their political subdivisions, units, or instrumentalities, and interstate units.

(6) "Intermediate production terminal" means a facility which is designed to perform one or more of the following functions:

(a) Separation of natural gas from an oil or oil/water mixture or sand from an oil or oil/water mixture;

(b) Dehydration of natural gas;

(c) Pressurization of an oil or oil/water mixture or natural gas;

(d) Extract and treat heavy fractions of natural gas such as butane and propane; or

(e) Load, offload, or transship crude oil or natural gas in any form.

(7) "Person" includes corporations, companies, associations, firms, partnerships, and joint stock companies, as well as individuals and government agencies.

(8) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Environment.

(9) "Statement" means the economic, fiscal, and environmental statement required by Environment Article, § 14-506, Annotated Code of Maryland.

Md. Code Regs. 26.22.01.01