WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 309

Director of the Bureau if land has not been disturbed by any
operation during the preceding year.]

(B) (1) THE OPERATOR OF EVERY STRIP MINE OPERATION WHICH
CONTINUES TO OPERATE BEYOND 1 YEAR SHALL, ON A SCHEDULE
ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT, FILE WITH THE DEPARTMENT A MINING
AND RECLAMATION PROGRESS REPORT. THE REPORT SHALL PROVIDE, ON
FORMS FURNISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

(I)  THE TOTAL ACRES AND OPEN ACRE LIMIT
APPROVED, PERMITTED, AND BONDED;

(II)  THE TOTAL ACRES AFFECTED, BACKFILLED, AND
PLANTED ON THE PERMIT;

(III)  THE TOTAL ACRES OF APPROVED PLANTING ON
THE PERMIT;

(IV)  THE TOTAL OPEN ACRES ON THE PERMIT; AND

(V)  THE INFORMATION REPORTED ON THE MINING AND
RECLAMATION PROGRESS REPORT FOR THE PRECEDING YEAR.

(2) THE MINING AND RECLAMATION PROGRESS REPORT SHALL
BE ACCOMPANIED BY A MAP PREPARED AND CERTIFIED BY A REGISTERED
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, A REGISTERED LAND SURVEYOR, OR OTHER
PERSON APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT. THE MAP SHALL CONTAIN THE
INFORMATION REQUIRED UNDER § 7-505(C)(2) OF THIS SUBTITLE AND THE
FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

(I)  THE SURVEYED BOUNDARIES OF THE AREAS
PRESENTLY DISTURBED;

(II)  THE SURVEYED BOUNDARIES OF ALL BACKFILLED
AREAS;

(III)  THE SURVEYED BOUNDARIES OF ALL PLANTED
AREAS, INCLUDING THE MONTH AND YEAR EACH AREA WAS PLANTED;

BE DISTURBED;
HIGHWALL; AND

(IV)  THE BOUNDARIES OF THE AREAS REMAINING TO

(V)  THE PRESENT LOCATION AND LENGTH OF THE

(VI) A LEGEND CONTAINING ALL INFORMATION
REQUIRED BY THIS SUBSECTION.

(3) (I) UPON NOTIFICATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE
SCHEDULE TO FILE THE MINING AND RECLAMATION REPORT, AN OPERATOR
MAY NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT, IN WRITING, IF LAND HAS NOT BEEN
DISTURBED ON ANY STRIP MINE OPERATION DURING THE PRECEDING YEAR.

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