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MD. Environment Code Ann. §  14-507 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 14 - Gas and Oil|Subtitle 5 - Coastal Facilities Review Act|Section 14-507 - Permit for Construction of Facility -- Prerequisites to Further Action by Secretary; Public Hearing Required; Information to Bemade Available to Public; Notice of Hearing

    (a)    Further action may not be taken by the Secretary under this subtitle without completion of the statement required under § 14-506 of this subtitle, and its being made available to the public, and until the county government, where the proposed facility is to be located has certified to the Department that all necessary local approval has been or is reasonably expected to be extended for commencement of construction.    (b)    Not more than 60 days after the statement is completed, the Department shall hold at least one public hearing in the county in which the facility or any part of it is situated to solicit the views of the public about the permit application. Prior to the public hearing the Department shall make the statement available to the public. In addition, any comments on the statement prepared by the Department or any other State department, any proposed permits to be issued by any State agency to the applicant, any conditions proposed by the Department prior to granting a permit, and any other pertinent information shall be made available to the public prior to the hearing.    (c)    The Department shall give notice of the public hearing by furnishing the same to the appropriate State and local government units as well as publishing notice in a newspaper of statewide circulation and in a newspaper published in or having general circulation in each affected county.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  14-509 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 14 - Gas and Oil|Subtitle 5 - Coastal Facilities Review Act|Section 14-509 - Permit for Construction of Facility -- Judicial Review of Action on Application

    (a)    A request for judicial review of the Secretary’s action on any application shall be made within 30 days after the decision has been rendered. Proceedings shall be filed in the circuit court of any county having jurisdiction in which the facility or any part of it is to be situated.    (b)    A request for judicial review may be made only by an aggrieved party, by a properly designated official of the county government where the proposed facility is to be located, or by the Department of Planning pursuant to § 5-611 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.    (c)    In order to expedite judicial review, any court of the State, either at the trial or appellate level, which acquires jurisdiction over any legal challenge to the Secretary’s action on any application shall give highest priority to such proceeding in the scheduling of appropriate hearings and trials and in the respective court’s deliberations.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  14-510 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 14 - Gas and Oil|Subtitle 5 - Coastal Facilities Review Act|Section 14-510 - Violations; Injunctions; Penalty

    (a)    Any person who violates any provision of this subtitle may be enjoined by a court of competent jurisdiction upon application of the Department acting through the Attorney General.    (b)    Any person who violates any provision of this subtitle or any regulation, permit, or order issued thereunder, is liable to a penalty not exceeding $10,000, as well as being subject to being enjoined as provided in subsection (a) of this section. The monetary penalty thus provided may be recovered in a civil action by the Department through the Attorney General.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  14-511 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 14 - Gas and Oil|Subtitle 5 - Coastal Facilities Review Act|Section 14-511 - Construction of Subtitle

    (a)    This subtitle shall be liberally construed to effectuate its intents and purposes.    (b)    Nothing in this subtitle may be construed to be in derogation of any powers or State laws in existence on July 1, 1975, but shall be regarded as supplemental and in addition to powers conferred by other laws.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  15-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 15 - Mines and Mining|Subtitle 2 - Powers, Authority, and Organization of Units Pertaining to Mines and Mining -- in General|Section 15-201 - Bureau of Mines Established; Location of Main Office of Bureau

    (a)    There is a Bureau of Mines, established as part of the Department.    (b)    The main office of the Bureau shall be located in either Garrett County or Allegany County. The Director of the Bureau, with the approval of the Secretary, shall select the location.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  15-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 15 - Mines and Mining|Subtitle 2 - Powers, Authority, and Organization of Units Pertaining to Mines and Mining -- in General|Section 15-202 - Director of Bureau

    The Secretary shall appoint the Director of the Bureau of Mines who shall serve at the Secretary’s pleasure. The Director shall have executive ability and either a degree in mining engineering from an accredited institution of higher education or comparable knowledge in the principles and practices of mining, planning, design, conservation, and research, and experience in reclamation, abandoned mine restoration, drainage abatement, and administration. The Director shall devote full time to the duties of the Director’s office, and may not directly or indirectly have a financial interest in any way in any coal mine, mining operation, or mining investment in this or any contiguous state. The Director is responsible for the exercise of every power and duty conferred on the Department by the provisions of this title and delegated to the Director by the Secretary.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  15-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 15 - Mines and Mining|Subtitle 3 - Examination, Licensing, Inspection, and Supervision of Mining Activity|Section 15-301 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Examining authority” means the Director of the Bureau or the Director’s designee when referring to the procedure for grant or suspension of a permit of competence or grant or suspension of a first–class mine foreman certificate of competence or a fire–boss certificate of competence.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  15-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 15 - Mines and Mining|Subtitle 3 - Examination, Licensing, Inspection, and Supervision of Mining Activity|Section 15-302 - Examining Authority to Test Applicants for Different Types of Certificates and Permits

    The examining authority shall inquire into the background and qualifications of each applicant for any certificate or permit of competence. It shall prepare, correct, and grade the individual examinations for the various certificates of competency.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  15-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 15 - Mines and Mining|Subtitle 3 - Examination, Licensing, Inspection, and Supervision of Mining Activity|Section 15-303 - Particular Qualifications for Different Kinds of Certificates and Permits

    (a)    An applicant for a first-class mine foreman certificate of competence shall produce evidence satisfactory to the examining authority that he is at least 18 years of age and a citizen of the State or of another state that accords similar privileges to a citizen of Maryland. He shall furnish a verified history of his experience in mining employment, showing in detail the several mines in which he has worked, their location, the particular occupation followed during a period of at least five years, and in particular his knowledge of and extent of experience with gaseous mines. Each applicant shall pay an examination fee of $5 to the State.    (b)    An applicant for a “permit of competence” shall produce evidence satisfactory to the examining authority that he is qualified by experience to take the examination for the permit.    (c)    An applicant for a fire-boss certificate of competence shall produce evidence satisfactory to the examining authority that he is a resident of the State, or of another state that accords similar privileges to a resident of Maryland, and at least 18 years of age. He shall furnish a verified history of his experience in mining employment, showing in detail the several mines in which he has worked, their location, the particular employment followed during a period of at least 3 years, and, in particular, his knowledge of and extent of experience with gaseous mines. Each applicant shall pay an examination fee of $3 to the State.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  15-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 15 - Mines and Mining|Subtitle 3 - Examination, Licensing, Inspection, and Supervision of Mining Activity|Section 15-304 - Bureau May Instruct Applicants for Certificates and Permits

    The Bureau may establish a place within the mining area of the State to give instruction to an applicant for a “first-class mine foreman’s certificate”, a “fire-boss certificate”, or a “permit of competence”, and other instruction required under this subtitle or any rule and regulation made under it. The Bureau may conduct courses in order to qualify properly any person who makes application for the various types of certificates.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  15-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 15 - Mines and Mining|Subtitle 3 - Examination, Licensing, Inspection, and Supervision of Mining Activity|Section 15-306 - Records of Applications and Examinations

    The examining authority shall keep the applications for certificates, any supporting evidence, and the records of the examinations as a permanent record. It shall endorse on each application the action taken.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  15-307 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 15 - Mines and Mining|Subtitle 3 - Examination, Licensing, Inspection, and Supervision of Mining Activity|Section 15-307 - Appeal of Aggrieved Applicants

    An applicant who is aggrieved by the examining authority’s refusal to grant a first–class mine foreman certificate or permit of competence may apply to the Secretary of Budget and Management who shall review the examination. If the Secretary of Budget and Management finds the refusal unwarranted, the Secretary shall direct that the applicant be awarded the certificate or permit. If the Secretary upholds the decision of the examining authority, the applicant may appeal to the circuit court for the county in which the applicant resides. The court may hear and determine the matter, issuing any order as may be just.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  15-308 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 15 - Mines and Mining|Subtitle 3 - Examination, Licensing, Inspection, and Supervision of Mining Activity|Section 15-308 - Certificate Fee; Issuance and Contents of Certificate; Lost or Destroyed Certificate

    Upon payment to the State of a certificate fee of $1, each successful applicant shall be entitled to a certificate signed by the examining authority. The certificate shall state the name, age, and residence of the person certified, the position for which the person qualified, and the person’s experience. A photograph furnished by the certificate holder shall be mounted on the certificate across which shall be impressed the seal and signature of the examining authority. A certificate may not be transferred. If the certificate is lost or destroyed, the examining authority, when satisfied of the loss or destruction, shall supply the certificate holder with a copy of it, on payment to the State of a fee of 50 cents.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  15-309 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 15 - Mines and Mining|Subtitle 3 - Examination, Licensing, Inspection, and Supervision of Mining Activity|Section 15-309 - Forged or Counterfeit Certificates or Permits

    A person may not forge or counterfeit a certificate or permit of competence, or any official copy, or knowingly make or cause to be made any false statement in any certificate, permit, or any official copy provided for by this subtitle, or urge another to do so, or knowingly use any forged or false certificate, permit, or official copy, or knowingly make, give, alter, or produce, or use any false declaration, representation, or statement in any certificate, permit, or official copy or obtain any certificate, permit, or any document containing the official copy.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  15-310 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 15 - Mines and Mining|Subtitle 3 - Examination, Licensing, Inspection, and Supervision of Mining Activity|Section 15-310 - Cancellation or Suspension of Certificate or Permit of Competence; Obtaining New Certificate or Permit

    (a)    A person holding a certificate or permit of competence may be charged with violation of law, fraud, intemperate habits, incapacity, or other good cause for cancellation or suspension of the certificate or permit. The charge shall be in writing and filed with the Director of the Bureau.    (b)    A certificate or permit of competence may be canceled or suspended only by the examining authority. Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a certificate or a permit may be canceled or suspended only after a hearing at which the person charged has the right to appear. The hearing shall be held within 30 days after the receipt of the charges by the examining authority, which shall give the person charged written notice of the charge at least 15 days prior to the hearing. A hearing of the examining authority shall be on the call of its chairman.    (c)    If the examining authority is satisfied that the certificate or permit holder has become unworthy to hold it by reason of violation of law, fraud, intemperate habits, incapacity, or other good cause, it may cancel or suspend the right to use the certificate or permit for a period not longer than two years.    (d)    The provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of this section to the contrary notwithstanding, if the Director of the Bureau is satisfied that a person, if allowed to continue to hold a certificate or permit, may commit or permit an act to be committed, or permit a condition, that would tend to endanger the lives or health of any person employed in or about a mine, the Director may suspend the right of the certificate or permit holder to use the certificate or permit. The suspension may not be for more than 30 days or until the examining authority acts pursuant to this section, whichever is sooner. The Director of the Bureau shall give notice of action to the certificate or permit holder, and to the certificate or permit holder’s employer.    (e)    A person whose certificate or permit of competence has been canceled or suspended is eligible to take an examination for a new certificate or permit two years after the date of the cancellation or suspension.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  15-311 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 15 - Mines and Mining|Subtitle 3 - Examination, Licensing, Inspection, and Supervision of Mining Activity|Section 15-311 - Dangerous Conditions

    (a)    If any matter, thing, or practice in, about, or connected with any mine may become dangerous or defective and endangers the bodily safety of any person, the Bureau may give written notice to the mine operator by way of a special order. The order shall state in detail the matter, thing, or practice which may become dangerous or defective, and require its correction, suggesting changes as conditions may require. If the matter, thing, or practice involves the safety of a mine or a considerable portion of a mine, and the mine operator after receipt of this order neglects or refuses to take immediate steps to remedy the matter, thing, or practice, the Bureau may institute proceedings before the circuit court for the county in which the affected mine is located, to restrain the operator from operating the mine until he complies with the safety order. The court shall proceed immediately to hear and determine fully the case, and may make any order confirming, modifying, enforcing, or vacating the safety order as is just and proper. The cost may be awarded as the court directs.    (b)    If the Bureau discovers or learns there is an imminent danger existing in all or part of a mine, it shall order immediately the person then in charge of the mine to remove at once every person from where the danger exists. If the person in charge of the mine fails to comply with the order, the Bureau shall take whatever steps it deems necessary to remove or have removed every person from the place where the danger exists. Every person shall remain out of all or that portion of the mine until the danger is ended.    (c)    In addition to any other authority conferred in this title, the Bureau may enter and inspect any mine to determine the conditions of safety in that mine. If the Bureau finds the mine unsafe or operated in an unsafe manner, it shall order the unsafe condition corrected immediately. If the mine owner or operator fails to correct the unsafe condition, the mine shall be closed until the condition is corrected.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  15-312 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 15 - Mines and Mining|Subtitle 3 - Examination, Licensing, Inspection, and Supervision of Mining Activity|Section 15-312 - Continuing Education

    All first-class mine foremen and fire-boss certificate holders shall be subject to continuing education every 3 years. The continuing education shall emphasize mine health and safety legislation and regulations, advances in mining technology, and advances in first aid that have occurred since the certificate holder’s most recent examination. All first-class mine foremen and fire-boss certificates issued prior to July 1, 1980 shall expire no later than July 1, 1983 unless reissued in accordance with this section.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  15-313 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 15 - Mines and Mining|Subtitle 3 - Examination, Licensing, Inspection, and Supervision of Mining Activity|Section 15-313 - Reciprocal Recognition of Certificates

    (a)    The Director may enter into an agreement with an agency responsible for the regulation of coal mining in another state to provide for the recognition in Maryland of mine foreman and fire-boss certificates or other certifications issued by that state if:        (1)    The Director determines that the certification requirements of that state are substantially equivalent to the corresponding Maryland requirements; and        (2)    The other state provides reciprocal recognition of certificates issued by the Bureau.    (b)    (1)    An individual who holds a mine foreman certificate, fire-boss certificate, or other certification issued by an agency of another state that has entered into an agreement under subsection (a) of this section may apply to the Bureau for reciprocal certification.        (2)    An applicant for reciprocal certification shall submit to the Bureau:            (i)    An application on the form provided by the Bureau;            (ii)    A copy of the applicant’s mine foreman certificate, fire-boss certificate, or other certification issued by the other state; and            (iii)    Any other information that the Bureau requires.    (c)    The examining authority:        (1)    Shall review an application submitted under subsection (b) of this section;        (2)    In accordance with the agreement entered into under subsection (a) of this section, may require that the applicant satisfy any additional requirements that the Bureau establishes for reciprocal certification; and        (3)    If the applicant qualifies for reciprocal certification, may require the applicant to pay a fee to the State comparable to the fee for a certificate issued under other provisions of this subtitle.    (d)    An individual to whom a reciprocal certificate is issued under this section shall promptly notify the Bureau if the state which issued the original mine foreman certificate, fire-boss certificate, or other certification that was a basis for the reciprocal certification suspends, revokes, or takes other disciplinary action against the original certificate.    (e)    The holder of a reciprocal certificate is subject to the jurisdiction of the Bureau in the same manner as the holder of:        (1)    A mine foreman certificate or fire-boss certificate issued under this subtitle; or        (2)    Any other certification recognized under this subtitle.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  15-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 15 - Mines and Mining|Subtitle 4 - Rules and Regulations Governing Mining Activity|Section 15-401 - Duties of Mine Operators

    (a)    Each operator shall notify the Bureau immediately in the manner the Bureau prescribes if:        (1)    Any change occurs in the name of the operator of a mine, an executive official concerned with its operation, or in the designation of the mine;        (2)    A mine has been abandoned or work discontinued;        (3)    Work has commenced for the purpose of opening a new mine. The notice shall include sketch maps outlining the plans intended to be pursued in the opening;        (4)    The working of a mine is resumed after an abandonment or discontinuance for a period exceeding two months; or        (5)    A squeeze, crush, or fire occurs, or a dangerous body of water, explosive, or noxious gas is found.    (b)    Each operator shall obtain from the Bureau and keep accessible at the mine a supply of the printed laws, rules, regulations, notices, forms, and record books required by law. He shall see that this material is delivered to every worker.    (c)    At least once a week, each operator shall require the superintendent or managing official in charge of the mine to examine, read, and countersign in ink any report the mine foreman enters in the mine record book. If the person finds on examination or otherwise that the law is being violated, he shall stop any violation immediately. Each operator shall require the superintendent or other managing official in charge of the mine, and any other official in whatever capacity, to comply with the provisions of this subtitle, and especially not to obstruct the mine foreman or any other official in the execution of his duties. The operator, or a representative other than the mine foreman, shall visit every working place in each mine once every 60 days in order to note the condition of each place.    (d)    Each operator shall assist the Bureau and its officers in making any proper inspection. He shall execute promptly every proper order made under the provisions of this subtitle. An operator may not willfully neglect or refuse to obey any order, or interfere with the Bureau or any agent in the proper discharge of its or his duties.