(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Board” means Board of Public Works. (c) “Department” means the Department of the Environment. (d) “Land” means real property, including improvements, rights–of–way, water, riparian or other vested rights, easements, privileges, and any other estate or interest in real property.
It is the intention of the General Assembly to promote the reclamation of mined areas left without adequate reclamation which continue to degrade the quality of the environment, prevent or damage the beneficial use of land or water resources, or endanger use of land or water resources, or endanger the health or safety of the […]
(a) Except for funds deposited in the Acid Mine Drainage Abatement and Treatment Fund under subsection (b) of this section, any funds the Department receives pursuant to Title IV of the federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 shall be deposited, together with any other funds appropriated for the purposes of this subtitle, in […]
(a) The Department is authorized to promulgate and enforce any rules and regulations necessary for the administration of this subtitle. (b) The Department may enter into cooperative projects with other states or governmental bodies in order to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.
(a) The Department is authorized to develop a reclamation plan in accordance with the provisions of the federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, and to submit such plan to the federal government for approval pursuant to that Act. (b) Subsequent to federal approval of the reclamation plan, the Department may apply for and accept […]
(a) The expenditure of funds available for the purposes of this subtitle shall reflect the following priorities in the order stated: (1) The protection of public health, safety, general welfare, and property from extreme danger of adverse effects of coal mining practices; (2) The protection of public health, safety, and general welfare from adverse effects of coal mining […]
(a) (1) The Department may seek an order from the circuit court for the county in which the land or water resources is located authorizing the Department, its agents, employees, or contractors to enter upon the property adversely affected by past coal mining practices and any other property to have access to the affected property and to […]
(a) The Department is authorized to acquire any land, by purchase, donation, or condemnation, which is adversely affected by past coal mining practices if it is determined that acquisition of such land is necessary to successful reclamation and that: (1) The acquired land, after restoration, reclamation, abatement, control, or prevention of the adverse effects of past coal […]
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 […]
