850                                        LAWS OF MARYLAND                             [Ch. 4

TO THE COURTS STAYS THE AUTHORITY GRANTED UNDER THE
PERMIT UNTIL FINAL DETERMINATION OF THE ISSUED PERMIT
IS MADE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection presently appears
as Article 66C, section 679(a) of the Code.
The first sentence of section 679 (a)
appears in the preceding section. The only
other changes made are in style.

(C) DISTANCE BETWEEN WELLS.—THE DEPARTMENT, BY
RULE OR REGULATION, SHALL PRESCRIBE THE DISTANCE
BETWEEN ANY TWO WELLS ON ANY PROPERTY.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection presently appears
as Article 66C, section 679(b) of the Code.
The only changes made are in style.

6-107. PAYMENT OF ROYALTIES WHEN LEASED LAND INCLUDED
UNDER UNIT AGREEMENT.

ON COMPLETION OF A WELL PRODUCING GAS OR OIL ON
ANY LEASED LANDS INCLUDED UNDER A UNIT OPERATION
AGREEMENT, ROYALTIES FROM THE PRODUCING WELL SHALL BE
PAID ON ALL LANDS ORIGINALLY INCLUDED WITHIN THE UNIT
OPERATION AGREEMENT. WITHIN SIX MONTHS AFTER THE
COMPLETION OF THE PRODUCING WELL, THE LANDS WITHIN THE
UNIT OPERATION AGREEMENT NOT INCLUDED AS "IN POOL"
ACREAGE AND ON WHICH NO ROYALTIES ARE PAYABLE, SHALL
BE RELEASED. THIS SECTION DOES NOT EXTEND TO ANY
LEASES AND UNIT OPERATION AGREEMENTS IN EFFECT ON JUNE
1, 1956.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears
as Article 66C, section 680 of the Code.
To avoid ambiguity, the original effective
date has been inserted for the section.
The only other changes made are in style.

6-108. rules, regulations, and orders of department.

(a) public hearing required.—except in an
emergency, a rule, regulation, order, or amendment may
not be made by the department without a public hearing
upon at least ten days' notice. the public hearing
shall be held at the time and place prescribed by the
department. any interested person is entitled to be
heard by the department.