§ 5-601. Definitions
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MD Code, Environment, § 5-601
§ 5-601. Definitions
(b) “Construction” means any clearing, grading, excavation, building, or the commencement of any of these activities.
(d) “Exploratory activities” means any activity involving the drilling of test wells for geothermal resources.
(e)(1) “Geothermal resources” means the natural heat of the earth higher than 120 degrees Fahrenheit or 49 degrees centigrade, or the energy, in whatever form, below the surface of the earth present in, resulting from, or created by, or which may be extracted from, this natural heat, the natural or artificial medium containing that heat, and all minerals in solution or other products obtained from naturally heated fluids, brines, associated gases, and steam, in whatever form, found below the surface of the earth.
(f) “Person” includes corporations, companies, associations, firms, partnerships, joint stock companies, individuals, and government agencies.
Credits
Added by Acts 1978, c. 549. Amended by Acts 1987, c. 294; Acts 1988, c. 6, § 1; Acts 1990, c. 6, § 2. Renumbered from Natural Resources § 8-8A-01 and amended by Acts 1995, c. 488, §§ 1, 8, eff. July 1, 1995.
MD Code, Environment, § 5-601, MD ENVIR § 5-601
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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