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Ch. 459
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2000 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(I) HAS ITS OWN SEDIMENT CONTROL REVIEW PROVISIONS THAT
ARE AT LEAST AS STRINGENT AS THE PROVISIONS OF THE GRADING AND SEDIMENT
CONTROL PLAN OF THE SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT; AND
(II) ISSUES SEDIMENT CONTROL PERMITS; AND
(III) MEETS THE NECESSARY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
ESTABLISHED BY WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND THE
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.
4-105.
(a) (1) (i) In this section "construction" means land clearing, grubbing,
topsoil stripping, soil movement, grading, cutting and filling, transporting, or
otherwise disturbing land for any purpose.
(ii) "Construction" includes land disturbing activities for the
purpose of:
1. Constructing buildings;
2. Mining minerals;
3. Developing golf courses; and
4. Constructing roads and installing utilities.
(2) (i) Before any person begins any construction, the appropriate
approval authority shall first receive, review, and approve the proposed earth change
and the sediment control plan.
(ii) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the approval
authority is:
1. The appropriate soil conservation district;
2. A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY
THAT IS DESIGNATED BY A SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT UNDER PARAGRAPH (6) OF
THIS SUBSECTION;
[2.] 3. Any municipality not within a soil conservation
district;
[3.] 4. If a State or federal unit undertakes any
construction, the Department; or
[4.] 5. For abandoned mine reclamation projects conducted
by the Department of Natural Resources pursuant to Title 15, Subtitles 5, 6, and 11 of
this article, the Department of Natural Resources.
(iii) Criteria used by the Department of Natural Resources for
review and approvals under subparagraph (ii)4 of this paragraph:
1. Shall meet or exceed current Maryland standards and
specifications for soil erosion and sediment control; or
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