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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 357

certified by a registered engineer or registered land
surveyor showing the boundary lines of the tract, the access
to the operation from the nearest public highway, the area
of land affected by open-pit mining, the location of
measures installed on the area for sediment and erosion
control, and any location reserved for deep mining. The
[Committee] DEPARTMENT shall review the report. If the
report is not approved, the Department shall notify the
operator in writing of the basis for disapproval. The
operator may request a hearing within ten days after
notification of the disapproval, after which the [Committee]
DEPARTMENT shall hold a hearing within 30 days. If, after
the hearing, the [Committee] DEPARTMENT still disapproves
the report, the Department shall [suspend the open-pit
mining permit of the operator concerned] NOT RELEASE THE
FINAL REVEGETATION BOND until the operator corrects the
reasons for the disapproval and the [Committee] DEPARTMENT
approves the report.

7-511.

(a)  (1) Within 2 weeks after any affected area is
backfilled and regraded under this subtitle and in
accordance with the approved reclamation plan, the operator
shall submit a backfilling report on a form furnished by the
Department. The report shall provide the following
information:

(i) The number of acres affected on the
permit;

(ii) The number of acres backfilled for
the period of the report; and

(iii) The number of backfilled acres
previously reported.

(2) Based upon inspection and approval by the
Department of this report and the planting report required
by subsection (b) of this section, the Department may
release a portion of the liability on the bond required by §
7-506(b) of this subtitle in accordance with provisions set
forth in § 7-506(h) of this subtitle. The Department shall
at all times retain bonds in an amount sufficient to insure
completion of the reclamation plan by the Department in the
event of forfeiture[, which amount may not be less than
$10,000].

(b)  (1) Within 2 weeks after planting is completed,
the operator shall file a planting report with the
Department on a form furnished by the Department, giving the
following information:

(i) Identification of the operation;