(a) A person who is the owner or operator of any gas well may not willfully take gas from the well unless the gas is metered by a standard metering system. The cleaning or blowing of a well is not construed as a “taking” within the meaning of this section. If any person or operator producing […]
(a) For each offense, any person who willfully violates any provision of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction is subject to a fine of: (1) Up to $50,000; (2) An amount sufficient to cover the cost of damages resulting from all of the following caused by the permittee, […]
(a) The Department may make inspections as it determines necessary to ensure compliance with this subtitle. (b) In order to carry out an inspection in accordance with this section, the Department, or its authorized agents, may: (1) Conduct tests or sampling, or examine books, papers, and records that relate to any matter under an investigation in accordance with […]
(a) There is an Oil and Gas Fund. (b) The Fund consists of: (1) Fees collected by the Department under § 14–105 of this subtitle; (2) Funds appropriated by the General Assembly for deposit to the Fund; (3) Fines and proceeds from financial assurance instruments collected by the Department in accordance with this subtitle that exceed the amount necessary to […]
The Department shall use money in the Fund solely to administer and implement programs to oversee the drilling, development, production, and storage of oil and gas wells, and other requirements related to the drilling of oil and gas wells, including all costs incurred by the State to: (1) Review, inspect, and evaluate monitoring data, applications, licenses, […]
Beginning November 1, 2010, the Department shall report each year to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on: (1) The status of the Fund; (2) Revenues of and expenditures from the Fund; (3) The efficiency of the regulatory program under this subtitle; (4) Compliance rates within the regulatory program under this subtitle; […]
The Department shall adopt regulations: (1) To carry out this subtitle; and (2) To establish procedures for imposing and collecting the fees established in accordance with § 14–105 of this subtitle.
