1. A. The amount of the performance bond liability applicable to a permit shall be adjusted by the Bureau as acreage in the permit area is revised, or when the cost of future reclamation or restoration work changes. The Bureau shall notify the permittee, the surety, and any person with a property interest in collateral who has requested notification in accordance with Regulation .06D of this chapter of any proposed bond adjustment and provide the permittee an opportunity for an informal conference on the adjustment.
2. B. A permittee may request reduction of the required performance bond amount upon submission of evidence to the Bureau proving that the permittee's method of operation or other circumstances will reduce the maximum estimated cost to the Bureau to complete the reclamation of the bond amount. The request shall be considered as a request for partial bond release.
3. C. In addition, when the permittee submits the annual mining and reclamation progress report for a permit, the amount of bond required for the operation may be adjusted by the Bureau to the amounts required to assure completion of reclamation and revegetation.

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

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.13 were previously codified as COMAR 08.13.09.15A—M, 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 August 15, 1994 (21:16 Md. R. 1382)

Regulation .05B amended effective August 15, 1994 (21:16 Md. R. 1382)

Regulation .08 amended effective August 15, 1994 (21:16 Md. R. 1382)

Regulation .09 amended effective August 15, 1994 (21:16 Md. R. 1382)

Regulation .10 repealed effective August 15, 1994 (21:16 Md. R. 1382)

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

Regulation .13A amended effective August 15, 1994 (21:16 Md. R. 1382)

Chapter recodified from COMAR 08.20.14 to COMAR 26.20.14, June 1996

Regulation .04 amended effective March 22, 1999 (26:6 Md. R. 488)

Regulation .05 amended effective March 22, 1999 (26:6 Md. R. 488)

Regulation .06 amended effective March 22, 1999 (26:6 Md. R. 488)

Regulation .08D amended effective March 22, 1999 (26:6 Md. R. 488)

Regulation .09A amended effective July 8, 2002 (29:13 Md. R. 993)

Regulation .09B amended effective March 22, 1999 (26:6 Md. R. 488)

Regulation .12D adopted effective March 22, 1999 (26:6 Md. R. 488)

Regulation .13D, E adopted effective March 14, 2005 (32:5 Md. R. 581)