Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 21, October 18, 2024
Section 26.20.11.05 - Land Exempt from Designation as Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining OperationsThe requirements of this chapter do not apply to:
A. Lands on which surface coal mining operations were being conducted on August 3, 1977;B. Lands covered by a permit issued under the Interim Regulatory Program or the Regulatory Program; orC. Lands where substantial legal and financial commitments in surface coal mining operations were in existence before January 4, 1977.Md. Code Regs. 26.20.11.05
Regulations .05 were previously codified as COMAR 08.13.09.11 a A_J, respectively. Recodification occurred in April, 1993. For a history of these regulations before April, 1993, see "Administrative History of COMAR 08.13.09 before April, 1993" which follows COMAR 26.20.01.