Md. Code Ann., Envir. § 15-503
Rules and regulations generally
Effective Jul 1, 1995Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 4, § 1. Amended by Acts 1979, c. 391, § 1; Acts 1981, c. 481; Acts 1987, c. 306, § 3. Renumbered from Natural Resources § 7-503 and amended by Acts 1995, c. 488, §§ 2, 8, eff. July 1, 1995.State of Maryland
- (a) The Bureau may make and enforce any rule and regulation necessary to prevent, minimize, or repair damage to the land or the natural resources associated with the land which may result from any open-pit mining operation.
- (b) The Department is authorized to administer a surface mining control program consistent with the requirements of the federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act,1 any amendments to that Act, and any rule or regulation promulgated under that Act.
Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 4, § 1. Amended by Acts 1979, c. 391, § 1; Acts 1981, c. 481; Acts 1987, c. 306, § 3. Renumbered from Natural Resources § 7-503 and amended by Acts 1995, c. 488, §§ 2, 8, eff. July 1, 1995.
Formerly Art. 66C, § 659.
Pub.L. 95-87, Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 445, codified at 30 U.S.C.A. § 1201 et seq.