(a) The Bureau may make and enforce any rule and regulation necessary to prevent, minimize, or repair damage to the land or the natural resources associated with the land which may result from any open-pit mining operation.
(b) The Department is authorized to administer a surface mining control program consistent with the requirements of the federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, any amendments to that Act, and any rule or regulation promulgated under that Act.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Section 15-502 - Declaration of Policy
Section 15-503 - Rules and Regulations Generally
Section 15-504 - Open-Pit Mining Operator's License
Section 15-505 - Open-Pit Mining Permit Generally
Section 15-506 - Designation of Areas as Unsuitable for Strip Mining
Section 15-509 - Mine Reclamation Surcharge; Bond Supplement Surcharge
Section 15-512 - State Participation in Cost of Revegetation
Section 15-514 - Revocation of Permit and Forfeiture on Bond
Section 15-514.1 - Reissuance of Permit to Another Qualified Operator
Section 15-515 - Disposition of Funds; Right of Entry
Section 15-516 - Water Supply Replacement Reserve
Section 15-517 - Bond Supplement Reserve
Section 15-518 - Prospecting for Coal
Section 15-519 - Assumption of Certain Costs by Department
Section 15-520 - Penalties Under Subtitle
Section 15-521 - Civil Penalties
Section 15-522 - Liability of Officers or Agents for Corporate Violations
Section 15-523 - Enforcement or Enjoining Violation of Order, Notice, Rule, Regulation, or Permit
Section 15-524 - Protection of Interest in Water Resources; Replacement of Water Supply
Section 15-525 - Blasting or Use of Explosives
Section 15-526 - Oaths and Subpoenas; Record of Hearing
Section 15-527 - State Employees Not to Have Financial Interest