WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 367

(V)     HISTORIC PROPERTIES UNDER ARTICLE 83B, § 5-618 OF THE
CODE;

(VI)   POPULATED AREAS;

(VII)  FRESHWATER, ESTUARINE, OR MARINE FISHERIES; OR

(VIII) OTHER SIGNIFICANT NATURAL RESOURCES;

(3)      THE APPLICANT HAS FAILED TO RECEIVE APPLICABLE PERMITS OR
APPROVALS FOR THE OPERATION FROM ALL STATE AND LOCAL REGULATORY
UNITS RESPONSIBLE FOR AIR AND WATER POLLUTION, SEDIMENT CONTROL, AND
ZONING;

(4)      THE OPERATION WILL CONSTITUTE A SIGNIFICANT PHYSICAL
HAZARD TO A NEIGHBORING DWELLING UNIT, SCHOOL, CHURCH, HOSPITAL,
COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL BUILDING, PUBLIC ROAD, OR OTHER PUBLIC OR
PRIVATE PROPERTY IN EXISTENCE AT THE TIME OF THE APPLICATION FOR THE
PERMIT;

(5)      THE OPERATION WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE EFFECT ON
THE USES OF A PUBLICLY OWNED PARK, FOREST, OR RECREATION AREA IN
EXISTENCE AT THE TIME OF THE APPLICATION FOR THE PERMIT; OR

(6)      THE APPLICANT HAS NOT CORRECTED ANY VIOLATIONS
COMMITTED BY THE APPLICANT UNDER ANY PRIOR PERMIT.

(B) A PERMIT MAY NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE UNTIL A BOND HAS BEEN
DEPOSITED WITH THE DEPARTMENT UNDER § 6-105 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

[6-104.4.] 6-104.5. 6-104.6.

(a)     (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2)     "Explosives" means normal commercial explosives, blasting agents, and
detonators.

(3)     "Seismic operations" means the controlled application of vibratory
energy from any source to determine if favorable conditions exist for the subsurface
entrapment of oil or gas.

(4)     "Seismic section" means a graphic, near-vertical display of waveform
data that is usually processed by a computer program to facilitate the interpretation of
subsurface conditions.

(b)     (1) Unless a person obtains a permit from the Department, a person may
not conduct seismic operations in the State.

(2) An applicant for a permit to conduct seismic operations shall submit an
application that includes the information required by the Department.

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