(a) There is an Oil and Gas Fund.
(b) The Fund consists of:
(1) Fees collected by the Department under § 14–105 of this subtitle;
(2) Funds appropriated by the General Assembly for deposit to the Fund;
(3) Fines and proceeds from financial assurance instruments collected by the Department in accordance with this subtitle that exceed the amount necessary to reclaim a site; and
(4) Any additional money made available from any sources, public or private, for the purposes for which the Fund has been established.
(c) (1) The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.
(2) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, unused money in the Fund may not revert to the General Fund.
(d) The Fund shall be maintained and administered by the Department in accordance with the provisions of this subtitle and any regulations the Department adopts.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Section 14-101 - Legislative Findings
Section 14-103 - Authority of Department to Adopt Rules and Regulations
Section 14-105 - Drilling Well and Disposing of Well's Products -- Application for Permit
Section 14-106 - Drilling Well and Disposing of Well's Products -- Bifurcation of Process
Section 14-107.1 - Hydraulic Fracturing Prohibited
Section 14-108 - Drilling Well and Disposing of Well's Products -- Denial of Permit
Section 14-109 - Seismic Operations; Permit Required; Use of Explosives
Section 14-110 - Conditions on Permits
Section 14-110.1 - Presumptive Impact Areas Around Gas Wells
Section 14-111 - Duties of Permittee
Section 14-112 - Location of Wells
Section 14-113 - Payment of Royalties When Leased Land Included Under Unit Agreement
Section 14-114 - Rules, Regulations, and Orders of Department
Section 14-117 - Appeal From Department's Decisions
Section 14-119 - Gas to Be Metered
Section 14-121 - Inspection of Coalbed Methane Production