MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 1205

DEPARTMENT, SHALL PREPARE AND ADOPT RULES AND
REGULATIONS FOR EROSION AND SILTATION CONTROL
REQUIREMENTS FOR UTILITY CONSTRUCTION. THE RULES AND
REGULATIONS SHALL BE ADOPTED AND ENFORCED AS ARE
OTHERS OF THE COMMISSION UNDER AUTHORITY CONFERRED BY
OTHER LAWS. THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS APPLY TO ANY
CONTRACTOR DOING WORK FOR THE WASHINGTON SUBURBAN
SANITARY COMMISSION. UTILITY CONSTRUCTION MAY NOT BE
UNDERTAKEN IK MONTGOMERY COUNTY UNTIL AN EROSION AND
SEDIMENT CONTROL PLAN IS SUBMITTED TO AND APPROVED BY
THE WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION. AFTER
THE COUNTY REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE PLANS, THE
COMMISSION MAY ISSUE A PERMIT FOR CONSTRUCTION. IN
EVERY CASE CONDITIONS OF ANY PERMIT GRANTED FOR WORK
PERFORMED IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY BY ANY CONTRACTOR DOING
WORK FOR THE WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION
AND BY ANY PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY, AS DEFINED IN §2,
ARTICLE 78, OF THE CODE MAY NOT BE LESS STRINGENT THAN
STANDARDS INCORPORATED INTO THE THE PROVISIONS OF ANY
GRADING OR BUILDING LAW OR ORDINANCE ADOPTED PURSUANT
TO §8-1103 OF THIS SUBTITLE. MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHALL
INSPECT AND ENFORCE THE CONDITIONS OF THE APPROVED
PLANS AND PERMITS. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSECTION
DC NOT APPLY UNTIL THE SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT IN
THE COUNTY APPROVES EROSION AND SILTATION CONTROL
REQUIREMENTS FOR UTILITY CONSTRUCTION IN THAT COUNTY.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection presently appears
as Article 96A, section 106(b) of the Code,
as amended by Chapter 711, Acts of 1972.
The only changes made are in style.

8-1105. LAND CLEARING, SOIL MOVEMENT, OR CONSTRUCTION
BY STATE AGENCY; REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY DEPARTMENT.

THE PROVISIONS OF § 8-1104 DO NOT APPLY TO ANY
STATE UNIT. IF A STATE UNIT UNDERTAKES ANY LAND
CLEARING, SOIL MOVEMENT, OR CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL REVIEW AND APPROVE THIS ACTION.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language
derived from Article 96A, section 106 (d) of
the Code.

8-1106. DEPARTMENT TO ASSIST SOIL CONSERVATION
DISTRICTS.

THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ASSIST SOIL CONSERVATION
DISTRICTS IN PREPARING AND IMPLEMENTING A UNIFIED
SEDIMENT CONTROL PROGRAM UNDER THIS SUBTITLE.