(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Board” means the Board of Public Works. (c) “Costs” means the costs of acquisition, improvement, development, rehabilitation, construction, reconstruction and development of land and facilities and its financing, including the cost of engineering and legal services, appraisals, plans, specifications, surveys, investigations, feasibility studies, estimates of costs […]
(a) It is the intention of the General Assembly to provide for the restoration of State waters affected by pollution from any abandoned mine to the quality necessary to support fish and other aquatic life, recreation, and other beneficial purposes. To accomplish this objective, the Secretary may acquire and rehabilitate land occupied or degraded by any […]
The Secretary may implement the provisions of this subtitle by methods including, but not limited to, backfilling, grading, revegetating abandoned strip mines, sealing abandoned deep mines, and controlling erosion and water drainage.
(a) Proceeds from the Mine Reclamation and Water Quality Restoration Loan of 1970 shall be credited on the books of the State Comptroller to be expended exclusively to finance the costs of acquisition, improvements, or rehabilitation of land and acquisition, construction, reconstruction, extension, and improvement of facilities in connection with the prevention, control, and abatement of […]
The Department may cooperate with any other State unit or political subdivision and expend funds jointly for any water pollution control project undertaken under the provisions of this subtitle where the objectives of the project may be achieved better or economy realized by a cooperation and joint action, or where the cooperation and joint action […]
The Department may take advantage of any available federal program to augment the money it has available under the provisions of this subtitle.
