Section 15-614 – Operation After Forfeiture
An operator may not conduct deep mining within the State if he previously has forfeited any bond posted pursuant to deep mining activities, unless, on application, the operator repays to the Department the cost of reclamation, if the Department has reclaimed the land with interest at the current rate for the time elapsed, less the […]
Section 15-615 – Monthly Progress Report; Annual Report; Updating Map Information; Surcharge; Inaccurate Maps
(a) By the twenty-fifth day of each month, a deep mine operator shall file a monthly progress report with the Secretary on a form furnished by the Secretary. In the report, the operator shall indicate the total area affected, number of mine openings, tonnage of coal removed, and changes in this information over previous months. An […]
Section 15-616 – Completion Report
(a) Within 30 days after an operation is abandoned or completed, the operator shall file with the Department a completion report on a form prescribed and furnished by the Secretary. (b) The operator shall attach to the completion report: (1) A map of the operation certified by a surveyor or engineer that shows the boundary lines of the […]
Section 15-617 – Injunctions
On application of the Department, verified by oath, the circuit court of the county or city where the mining operation is located may enjoin compliance with or violation of any order, notice, rule, or regulation of the Department made in accordance with this subtitle.
Section 15-618 – Penalty
Any operator who mines coal by the deep mining method without having a permit or amended permit or without providing bond as provided in this subtitle, who knowingly or intentionally includes false information in the application for a permit, or who does not fully comply with the permit or adopted rules and regulations is guilty […]
Section 15-610 – Activities Not Meeting Requirements of Subtitle
(a) If the Department determines that the activities under the mining and reclamation plan and other terms and conditions of the permit fail substantially to achieve the purposes and requirements of this subtitle, the Department shall give the operator written notice of: (1) The Department’s determination; (2) The Department’s intention to modify the mining and reclamation plan and […]
Section 15-611 – Violations
(a) If the Department has reason to believe that a violation of this subtitle, any rules or regulations adopted under it, or the terms and conditions of a permit, including the approved mining and reclamation plan, has occurred, the Department shall serve written notice of a violation on the operator, specifying the facts constituting the apparent […]
Section 15-612 – Bond
(a) (1) After receiving notification that an application for a permit has been approved, but before commencing deep mining operations, the operator shall file a bond with the Department. (2) Before commencing operations on an additional opening not included in the original bond made in the application for a permit, the operator shall post an additional bond or […]
Section 15-613 – Forfeiture of Bond or Deposit
(a) The performance bond or cash deposit in lieu of a bond shall be forfeited on failure of the operator to perform in the manner set forth in the authorized mining and reclamation plan and to reclaim the land as provided for in the permit or on revocation of the permit. The Department shall notify the […]
Section 15-601 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Abandoned” means an operation from which coal has not been removed for a six-month period. (c) “Affected area” means: (i) the land within the permit area from which coal is removed and which is occupied by pillars; (ii) all land adjacent to the mine openings utilized […]