WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 531

ADMINISTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH §§ 7-514, 7-514.1 AND 7-514.2 OF
THIS SUBTITLE; AND

(2) AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 6 CENTS FOR EACH TON OF COAL
PRODUCED FOR THE MONTH SHALL BE REMITTED TO THE FISCAL AUTHORITY
OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE COAL WAS REMOVED.

(C)  THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (B)(2) OF THIS SECTION MAY
NOT APPLY FOR A MONTH WHEN THE PROVISIONS OF § 7-514.2(B) OR (E)
OF THIS SUBTITLE APPLY.

(D)  ON THE BASIS OF THE APPROVED MONTHLY REPORTS OF COAL
PRODUCED SUBMITTED UNDER § 7-507 OF THIS SUBTITLE, THE DEPARTMENT
SHALL ASSESS A 2 3 CENT BOND SUPPLEMENT RESERVE SURCHARGE FOR"
EACH TON OF COAL REMOVED BY THE OPEN-PIT OR STRIP METHOD, WHICH
AMOUNT SHALL BE DEPOSITED TO THE CREDIT OF THE BITUMINOUS COAL
OPEN-PIT MINING RECLAMATION FUND AND ADMINISTERED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH §§ 7-514, 7-514.1 AND 7-514.2 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

7-514.

(a) (2) (i) Funds received from forfeiture on bonds, AND
THE BOND SUPPLEMENT RESERVE ESTABLISHED UNDER § 7-514.2 OF THIS
SUBTITLE, WHEN THE BOND IS NOT SUFFICIENT, shall be used to
reclaim the land affected by the operation on which the liability
was charged on the bond and to perform the requirements of this
subtitle, regulations issued under this subtitle, and permit
conditions that, the operator has failed to perform.

7-514.1.

(a)  The Secretary shall establish within the Bituminous
Coal Open-Pit Mining Reclamation Fund a reserve to be used to
replace water supplies that are determined to have been affected
by an open-pit mining operation, after all the bonds under §
7-506 of this subtitle covering the operation that affected the
water supply have been released in accordance with § 7-506 of
this subtitle.

(b)  Of the 9 cent ONE CENT OF THE mine reclamation
surcharge that the department assesses for each ton of coal
removed by the open-pit or strip method under § [7-507.1(1)]
7-507.1(b)(1) § 7-507.1 of this subtitle, OR OF EACH 7 CENTS OF
THE ASSESSMENT UNDER § 7-507.1(C) OF THIS SUBTITLE THAT IS
DISTRIBUTED TO THE BITUMINOUS COAL OPEN PIT MINING RECLAMATION
FUND; 1 cent shall be paid into the water supply replacement
reserve.

(c)  (1) When the amount of the reserve equals or exceeds
$50,000, payment of the 1 cent into the reserve shall end
temporarily.

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