Can users be exempted from paying the BRF fee and who approves the exemptions?
Yes. The law allows, subject to approval by the Maryland Department of the Environment, the local billing authority may establish a program to exempt certain “residential” users that demonstrate substantial financial hardship. For “Guidance for billing authorities to establish programs for exempting certain residential users from paying the BRF fee because of substantial financial hardship” visit MDE website at www.mde.state.md.