(b) The Secretary shall administer the Fund subject to the provisions for financial management and budgeting established by the Department of Budget and Management. The Secretary annually shall coordinate the preparation of a budget required to implement this subtitle, including reclamation of lands affected by bituminous coal open-pit mining.

(c) For the purpose of performing duties under this section, the Department, its agents, employees, and contractors may enter on private property for access to and reclamation of any land affected by open-pit mining or prospecting. Entry onto private property for purposes other than reclamation of land on which liability was charged on a forfeited bond may not be undertaken without prior consent of the property owner. If, after real and bona fide effort, the consent of the property owner cannot be secured, the Department may apply to a court where the property or any part of it is located for an order directing that the entry be permitted. “Bona fide effort” shall include either 30 days' advance notice in writing by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the property owner or posting notice on the property not less than 30 days in advance, or other requirements as the court may deem appropriate. The Department shall reimburse the landowner or lessee who is farming the property for agricultural products destroyed or damaged by the Department's agents, employees, or contractors. The Department shall be responsible for any other damages that may be incurred as a result of entry onto private property.