(a) If the Department determines that the activities under the mining and reclamation plan and other terms and conditions of the permit fail substantially to achieve the purposes and requirements of this subtitle, the Department shall give the operator written notice of:
(1) The Department’s determination;
(2) The Department’s intention to modify the mining and reclamation plan and other terms and conditions of the permit in a stated manner; and
(3) The operator’s right to a hearing on the proposed modification at a stated time and place.
(b) The hearing shall be held within 60 days after written notice is forwarded to the operator. After the hearing, the Department may modify the mining and reclamation plan and other terms and conditions of the permit in the manner stated in the notice or in another manner it considers reasonably appropriate in view of the evidence submitted at the hearing. Refusal of the operator to comply with the conditions set forth in the permit so modified by the Department shall result in the revocation of the permit.
(c) A fee may not be charged to the operator for a departmental modification of the permit.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 6 - Deep Mine Control
Section 15-602 - Legislative Intent
Section 15-603 - Powers and Duties of Secretary Generally
Section 15-604 - Disposition of Fees
Section 15-606 - Permit Generally
Section 15-607 - Regulations Regarding Damage Due to Subsidence
Section 15-608 - Replacement of Water Supplies
Section 15-609 - Transfer of Permit
Section 15-610 - Activities Not Meeting Requirements of Subtitle
Section 15-613 - Forfeiture of Bond or Deposit
Section 15-614 - Operation After Forfeiture