§ 15-509. Mine reclamation surcharge; bond supplement surcharge

   (a) Mine reclamation surcharge -- Assessment. -- On the basis of the approved monthly reports of coal produced submitted under § 15-508 of this subtitle, the Department shall assess a 15 cent mine reclamation surcharge for each ton of coal removed by the open-pit or strip method.

(b) Mine reclamation surcharge -- Distribution. -- Of the amount assessed under subsection (a) of this section:

   (1) An amount equal to 9 cents for each ton of coal produced for the month shall be deposited to the credit of the Bituminous Coal Open-Pit Mining Reclamation Fund and shall be administered in accordance with § 15-515, 15-516, and 15-517 of this subtitle; and

   (2) An amount equal to 6 cents for each ton of coal produced for the month shall be remitted to the fiscal authority of the county in which the coal was removed.

(c) Mine reclamation surcharge -- Applicability of subsection (b)(2). -- The provisions of subsection (b)(2) of this section may not apply for a month when the provisions of § 15-517(b) or (e) of this subtitle apply.

(d) Bond supplement surcharge. -- On the basis of the approved monthly reports of coal produced that are submitted under § 15-508 of this subtitle, the Department shall assess a 2 cent bond supplement reserve surcharge for each ton of coal removed by the open-pit or strip method, which amount shall be deposited to the credit of the Bituminous Coal Open-Pit Mining Reclamation Fund and administered in accordance with § 15-515, 15-516, and 15-517 of this subtitle.

HISTORY: 1989, ch. 531, § 1, 2; 1995, ch. 488, § 2, 16; 2006, ch. 44, § 6.