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Ch. 60
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1366
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LAWS OF MARYLAND
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Article — Natural Resources
7-505.
(b) The Bureau may not issue, extend or renew any
permit to mine coal by the open—pit or strip method on
any land the State owns whether or not the ownership
includes mineral rights incident to the land, except when
the Secretary, with the recommendation of the Land
Reclamation Committee and the approval of the Board of
Public Works, determines that an abandoned mine on State
land will be reclaimed in conjunction with the proposed
[mining except] MINING OR EXCEPT when the Secretary,
with the recommendation of the Land Reclamation Committee
and the approval of the Board of Public Works, determines
that the mining could occur in conjunction with public
construction activities that will disturb the vegetation
and topsoil of State land. If the bureau's failure to
issue, extend or renew a permit involves taking a
property right without just compensation in violation of
the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution
of Maryland and the General Assembly has not appropriated
sufficient funds to pay the compensation, the State may
use available funds under Program Open Space to purchase
or otherwise pay for the property rights.
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(d) In addition to the provisions of subsection
(c) of this section, each application for a permit shall
be accompanied by a detailed mining and reclamation plan
showing the manner, time, and distance for backfilling,
drainage, planting, and general reclamation of the area
affected. The Committee shall review the reclamation
plan. The Committee shall hold a public hearing on the
proposed land reclamation plan at least 30 but not more
than 60 days after public notice of the hearing. Notice
[should] SHALL appear in a newspaper of general
circulation in the jurisdiction affected. After the
hearing, the Committee shall approve, reject, or modify
the proposed plan. If it does not act on the proposed
plan within ten days after the hearing, the plan shall be
considered approved. If the plan is rejected or
modified, the operator shall be notified in writing of
the reason for rejection or the suggested modification.
The operator may resubmit the plan to the director of the
Bureau with the Committee's requested corrections or
modifications. If the changes are made, the director may
issue the permit. If the Committee rejects the plan, the
director may not approve the application.
7-5A09.
(a) (2) Before commencing operations on an
additional opening not included in the original bond made
in the application for a permit, the operator shall post
an additional bond [of] OR deposit. The operator also
shall submit additional information that would have been
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