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Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
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ENVIRONMENT |
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TITLE 15. MINES AND MINING |
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SUBTITLE 5. STRIP MINING |
§ 15-516. Water supply replacement reserve
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(a) Established; purpose. -- The Secretary shall establish within the Bituminous Coal Open-Pit Mining Reclamation Fund a reserve to be used to replace water supplies that are determined to have been affected by an open-pit mining operation, after all the bonds under § 15-507 of this subtitle covering the operation that affected the water supply have been released in accordance with § 15-507 of this subtitle.
(b) Funding. -- One cent of the mine reclamation surcharge that the Department assesses for each ton of coal removed by the open-pit or strip method under § 15-509 of this subtitle shall be paid into the water supply replacement reserve.
(c) Expiration and resumption. --
(1) When the amount of the reserve equals or exceeds $ 50,000, payment of the 1 cent into the reserve shall end temporarily.
(2) When the amount of the reserve is reduced below $ 25,000 because of payment made under this section, payment of the 1 cent into the reserve shall resume.