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of the Senate appointed by the Governor. The Governor shall designate
one member of the Council to serve as its Chairman, and the Adminis-
trator of the Volunteers in Action Program MARYLAND SERV-
ICE CORPS shall be Executive Secretary to the Advisory Council.

(b) The Advisory Council shall identify areas appropriate for
volunteer MARYLAND SERVICE CORPS participation and shall
investigate and recommend methods of extending and improving the
Program CORPS.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1972.

Approved May 26, 1972.

CHAPTER 355
(Senate Bill 261)

AN ACT to add new Section 662 (a-1) to Article 66C of the An-
notated Code of Maryland (1970 Replacement Volume and 1971
Supplement), title "Natural Resources," subtitle "Mining," sub-
heading "Strip Mining," to follow immediately after Section 662
(a) thereof to ban strip mining on land owned by the State IN
CERTAIN INSTANCES, TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN
FUNDS MAY BE USED FOR THE PURCHASE OF PROP-
ERTY RIGHTS and providing penalties for the violation thereof.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 662 (a-1) be and it is hereby added to Article 66C
of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1970 Replacement Volume and
1971 Supplement), title "Natural Resources," subtitle "Mining," sub-
heading "Strip Mining," to follow immediately after Section 662 (a)
thereof and to read as follows:

662.

(a-1) (1) The Bureau of Mines shall not issue, extend or renew any
permit to mine coal by the open-pit or strip method on any land
owned by the State of Maryland whether the ownership includes the
mineral rights incident to the land or not, , EXCEPT IF THE
FAILURE OF THE BUREAU TO ISSUE, EXTEND OR RENEW
A PERMIT WILL INVOLVE THE TAKING OF A PROPERTY
RIGHT WITHOUT JUST COMPENSATION IN VIOLATION OF
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OR THE CON-
STITUTION OF MARYLAND AND SUFFICIENT FUNDS HAVE
NOT BEEN APPROPRIATED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
TO PAY SUCH COMPENSATION. FUNDS AVAILABLE UNDER
PROGRAM OPEN SPACE MAY BE USED BY THE STATE TO
PURCHASE OR OTHERWISE PAY FOR SUCH PROPERTY
RIGHTS.

(2) Any person who mines coal by the open-pit or strip method
without a permit issued by the Bureau of Mines shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $1000 nor more