All surface operations and activities conducted in conjunction with deep mining of coal pursuant to Environment Article, Title 15, Subtitle 6, Annotated Code of Maryland, shall comply with the requirements of this subtitle. This includes provisions relating to permit applications, bonding, and insurance, as well as all performance and reclamation standards. In addition, the following regulations in this chapter set out special requirements applicable to deep mines.

Authority: Environment Article, §§15-503 and 15-603, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.10 were previously codified as COMAR 08.13.09.13A—J, respectively. Recodification occurred in April, 1993. For a history of these regulations before April, 1993, see "Administrative History of COMAR 08.13.09 before April, 1993" which follows COMAR 26.20.01.

Regulation .01 amended effective February 13, 1995 (22:3 Md. R. 152)

Regulation .03C adopted effective February 13, 1995 (22:3 Md. R. 152)

Regulation .04D adopted effective February 13, 1995 (22:3 Md. R. 152)

Regulation .10 amended effective February 13, 1995 (22:3 Md. R. 152)

Regulations .11 and .12 adopted effective February 13, 1995 (22:3 Md. R. 152)

Chapter recodified from COMAR 08.20.13 to COMAR 26.20.13, June 1996

Regulation .05 amended effective March 14, 2005 (32:5 Md. R. 581)

Regulation .07 amended effective March 14, 2005 (32:5 Md. R. 581)

Regulation .09D adopted effective March 14, 2005 (32:5 Md. R. 581)