WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 306

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
provisions of any grading or building law or ordinance adopted
pursuant to § [8-1103] 4-103 of this subtitle. Montgomery County
shall inspect and enforce the conditions of the approved plans
and permits. The provisions of this subsection do not apply until
the soil conservation district in the county approves erosion and
siltation control requirements for utility construction in that
county.

[8-1105] 4-106.

The provisions of § [8-1104] 4-105 do not apply to any State
unit. If a State unit undertakes any land clearing, soil
movement, or construction activity, the Department of [Natural
Resources] THE ENVIRONMENT shall review and approve this action.

[8-1106] 4-107.

The Department of [Natural Resources] THE ENVIRONMENT shall
assist soil conservation districts in preparing and implementing
a unified sediment control program under this subtitle.

[8-1107] 4-108.

For the purposes of this subtitle, the bureau of public
works or a similar municipal unit shall act in place of the
appropriate soil conservation district in any municipality not
within a soil conservation district.

[8-1108] 4-109.

(a)  Any person who violates any provision of this subtitle
is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction in a court of
competent jurisdiction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000
or imprisonment not exceeding one year or both for each violation
with costs imposed in the discretion of the court. Each day upon
which the violation occurs constitutes a separate offense.

(b)  Any agency whose approval is required under this
subtitle or any interested person may seek an injunction against
any person who violates or threatens to violate any provision of
this subtitle.

(c)  (1) In addition to any other sanction under this
subtitle, a person who fails to install or to maintain erosion
and sediment controls in accordance with an approved plan shall
be liable to the county, municipality, or the State, as

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