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§ 15-702. Legislative intent; authority of Secretary to prevent, control, and abate water pollu...

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEnvironment

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Environment
Title 15. Mines and Mining (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 7. Abandoned Mine Drainage Control Act
MD Code, Environment, § 15-702
§ 15-702. Legislative intent; authority of Secretary to prevent, control, and abate water pollution; rules and regulations
Legislative intent; Secretary’s powers
(a) It is the intention of the General Assembly to provide for the restoration of State waters affected by pollution from any abandoned mine to the quality necessary to support fish and other aquatic life, recreation, and other beneficial purposes. To accomplish this objective, the Secretary may acquire and rehabilitate land occupied or degraded by any abandoned deep or strip mine to prevent the land from contributing to water pollution and take whatever other measures are necessary to prevent, control, and abate water pollution from any abandoned mining area.
Rules and regulations
(b) The Secretary may promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this subtitle.

Credits

Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 4, § 1. Renumbered from Natural Resources § 7-602 by Acts 1995, c. 488, § 2, eff. July 1, 1995.
Formerly Art. 66C, §§ 674A, 674H.
MD Code, Environment, § 15-702, MD ENVIR § 15-702
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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