Ch. 5

1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

foot] 200-FOOT section has a slope of 20 degrees or more a strip mining permit may not
be issued for that [200 foot] 200-FOOT section, except that a permit may be issued in the
case of a previously orphaned mining operation, on slopes more than 20 degrees from the
horizontal, when in the opinion of the land reclamation committee the land could be
restored to its original contour.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Missing hyphens in § 7-505(i)(2) of the Natural Resources Article.

Occurred: Ch. 386, Acts of 1975.

7-514.

(c) For the purpose of performing duties under this section, the Department, its
agents, employees, and contractors may enter on private property for access to and
reclamation of any land affected by open-pit mining or prospecting. Entry onto private
property for purposes other than reclamation of land on which liability was charged on a
forfeited bond may not be undertaken without prior consent of the property owner. If,
after real and bona fide effort, the consent of the property owner cannot be secured, the
Department may apply to a court where the property or any part of it is located for an
order directing THAT the entry be permitted. "Bona fide effort" shall include either 30
days' advance notice in writing by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last
known address of the property owner or posting notice on the property not less than 30
days in advance, or other requirements as the court may deem appropriate. The
Department shall reimburse the landowner or lessee who is farming the property for
agricultural products destroyed or damaged by the Department's agents, employees, or
contractors. The Department shall be responsible for any other damages that may be
incurred as a result of entry onto private property.                 .

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Omitted word in § 7-514(c) of the Natural Resources Article.

Occurred: Ch. 461, Acts of 1986.

8-403.

(e) Each local scenic and wild river advisory board shall:

(2) Make recommendations on the inventory, study, plan, and regulation to
its local governing body and to the Scenic and Wild Rivers Review Board[.];

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Incorrect punctuation in § 8-403(e)(2) of the Natural Resources
Article.

Occurred: Ch. 734, Acts of 1984.

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