1. A. Upon lapse, revocation, or other termination of a permit, a permanent structure or facility under the permit shall remain with the land unless the Department orders removal in writing for the following reasons:

   1. (1) The Department determines that the structure or facility is or may become a safety hazard;
   2. (2) The Department determines that the structure or facility is or may become an interference with the operation of the Deep Creek Lake hydroelectric project;
   3. (3) The Department determines that the structure or facility is or may become an interference with public use of the buffer strip; or
   4. (4) The Department determines the structure or facility should be removed for aesthetic reasons due to dilapidation.
2. B. Upon lapse, revocation, or other termination of a permit for a temporary structure or facility, the permittee shall remove, at the permittee's expense, the temporary structure or facility and restore the land to its natural condition.

Authority: Natural Resources Article, §§5-209 and 5-215, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: May 5, 1986 (13:9 Md. R. 1024)

Regulation .01A amended as an emergency provision effective April 29, 2000 (27:10 Md. R. 963); amended permanently effective May 29, 2000 (27:10 Md. R. 965)

Regulation .02 amended effective July 10, 1989 (16:13 Md. R. 1419)

Regulation .03A amended effective July 10, 1989 (16:13 Md. R. 1419)

Regulation .05 adopted effective July 10, 1989 (16:13 Md. R. 1419)