Section 15-1204 – Preservation of Mineral Interests — in General
(a) (1) An owner of a mineral interest may record, at any time, a notice of intent to preserve the mineral interest or a part of a mineral interest. (2) A mineral interest is preserved in the county in which the notice is recorded. (b) (1) The following individuals may record a notice in accordance with subsection (a) of this […]
Section 15-1205 – Preservation of Mineral Interests — Recordation of Late Notice
(a) In this section, “litigation expenses” means costs and expenses that the court determines are reasonably and necessarily incurred in preparing for and prosecuting an action, including reasonable attorney’s fees. (b) In an action to terminate a mineral interest in accordance with § 15–1203 of this subtitle, the court shall permit the owner of the mineral interest […]
Section 15-1206 – Unknown or Missing Owners
(a) If the title to a severed mineral interest is vested in an unknown or missing owner, the circuit court of the county where the severed mineral interest is located may on petition, and after notice and a hearing: (1) Place the severed mineral interest in trust by order; (2) Appoint a trustee for the unknown or missing […]
Section 15-830 – Final Completion Inspection and Report
(a) On completion of reclamation of an area of affected land, the permittee immediately shall notify the Department. The Department shall make an inspection of the area, and if it finds that the permittee has not completed to the Department’s reasonable satisfaction all the reclamation required by the permit, the Department shall order the permittee to […]
Section 15-1109 – Department’s Right of Entry
The Department shall have the right to enter upon any property where there is no reasonable expectation of privacy for the purpose of conducting studies or exploratory work to determine the existence of adverse effects of past coal mining practices and to determine the feasibility of restoration, reclamation, abatement, control, or prevention of such adverse […]
Section 15-831 – Specifications for Construction Projects
Architects, engineers, or other persons preparing specifications for construction projects, which specifications include the requirement that the construction contractor supply fill for the project, shall include within the specifications a specific reference to this subtitle and the rules and regulations pertaining to it adopted by the Department. If this reference is omitted from the specifications […]
Section 15-1201 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Mineral” includes: (1) Gas; (2) Oil and oil shale; (3) Coal; (4) Gaseous, liquid, and solid hydrocarbons; (5) Cement materials, sand and gravel, road materials, and building stone; (6) Chemical substances; (7) Gemstone, metallic, fissionable, and nonfissionable ores; and (8) Colloidal and other clay, steam, and geothermal resources. (c) “Mineral interest” means an interest […]
Section 15-832 – Civil Action and Injunction
(a) In addition to the State prosecuting a criminal action under any provision of this subtitle, the Attorney General may bring a civil action in the circuit court of the county or city where the mining operation is located against any person who violates any provision of this subtitle or any regulation, permit, notice, or order […]
Section 15-1202 – In General
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, this subtitle applies to all mineral interests. (2) This subtitle does not apply to a mineral interest: (i) Held by the United States or a Native American tribe, except to the extent permitted by federal law; or (ii) Held by the State or an agency or political subdivision of […]
Section 15-833 – Inapplicability of Subtitle
This subtitle, including reclamation requirements, does not apply to surface mining operations or mined lands in existence on the effective date, July 1, 1975, nor to their continuance and extension for 18 months from that date, but subsequent operations of existing surface mines may be continued only by permit of the Department under the provisions […]