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MD. Environment Code Ann. §  14-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 14 - Gas and Oil|Subtitle 2 - Prince George's County Underground Storage Act|Section 14-204 - Rights of Landowners

    (a)    In any eminent domain proceedings under § 14–202(a) and (b) of this subtitle, the owner of the land shall be compensated for the right to utilize geological strata being taken by eminent domain for the underground storage of gas, and for any commercially recoverable oil or gas not owned by the gas storage company in the strata.    (b)    In any eminent domain proceedings under § 14–202(a) of this subtitle, the owner or owners in fee of the land have the right by unanimous election in their answer to have the jury make, after evidence is presented, alternate inquisitions assessing the fair value of the underground storage rights, and the fair value of the fee–simple ownership, including all improvements. On the tenth day following the date of the verdicts, the court shall enter a judgment of condemnation on the inquisition for the fair value of the underground storage rights, unless on or before the tenth day every owner shall join in an irrevocable election, filed in writing in the case, to have a judgment of condemnation entered on the inquisition for the fee–simple title to the property including all improvements, in which case the court shall enter a judgment of condemnation for the fee–simple title to the property. Unless all persons having an interest in the fee–simple title join in the election provided for, the court shall enter judgment of condemnation on the inquisition for the underground storage rights. In the event the property owner elects to have a judgment of condemnation entered on the inquisition for the fee–simple title to the property, he shall be entitled to defer final settlement for a period of time not exceeding six months from the date of the election. However, nothing in this subtitle shall prevent the gas storage company from utilizing underground storage rights during this time, subsequent to the inquisition. The property owner has the duty, during the period prior to final settlement, to maintain the property in reasonable condition, normal wear and tear excepted.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  14-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 14 - Gas and Oil|Subtitle 2 - Prince George's County Underground Storage Act|Section 14-205 - Right of Gas Storage Companies to Use Strata Subject to Landowner's Right to Penetrate

    The right to utilize geological strata for the underground storage of gas, acquired by any gas storage company by eminent domain under § 14–202(a) and (b) of this subtitle, is subject to the right of the owner of the land or of other rights or interests, to penetrate the strata for the purpose of exploring or recovering gas not owned by the company or water, oil, or other minerals from other strata. If the owner desires to penetrate the underground gas storage reservoir in order to recover the gas, water, oil, or other minerals from a lower stratum, he may do so provided he gives the company sufficient written notice to permit proper precautions to be taken. The company, after receiving notice, at its expense and responsibility, shall supervise the penetration to assure that it is made in a manner which will not hamper or impair the operation of the underground storage reservoir, result in the pollution of gas stored there, or permit the escape of any gas.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  14-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 14 - Gas and Oil|Subtitle 2 - Prince George's County Underground Storage Act|Section 14-206 - Property Rights in Gas Injected Into Underground Storage; Capture of Such Gas in Other Counties

    Gas injected into underground storage in Prince George’s County which remains under the surface of land in the county, unless and until it is disposed of with the consent of the gas storage company, shall remain the personal property of the company. It is not subject to production, taking, reduction to possession, waste, or interference by the owner of the surface of the land or by any other person except the company or its authorized agents. Gas injected into underground storage in Prince George’s County and which is found under the surface of any land in Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s counties other than in gas mains is subject to the property rights of the captor of the gas or the owner of the land, in all respects as though the gas occurred there naturally. In such a case, the owner of the land may alternatively elect to proceed against the gas storage company for his damages.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  14-207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 14 - Gas and Oil|Subtitle 2 - Prince George's County Underground Storage Act|Section 14-207 - Underground Storage Use Fee

    For the privilege of using geological strata beneath the surface of the earth in Prince George’s County or underground storage of gas in volumes greater than the minimum volume specified, a gas storage company shall pay the county an annual underground storage use fee. The fee applies annually to all gas in storage, except the specified minimum volume, on the last day of each calendar year. It is computed at the following annual rates on the commodity charge paid for the gas by the gas storage company, as evidenced by the tariff under which the gas was purchased:
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  14-208 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 14 - Gas and Oil|Subtitle 2 - Prince George's County Underground Storage Act|Section 14-208 - Effect on Other Law Vesting Power of Eminent Domain in Storage Company

    Nothing in this subtitle limits or impairs any right to exercise the power of eminent domain which may be vested in any gas storage company by any other law.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  14-209 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 14 - Gas and Oil|Subtitle 2 - Prince George's County Underground Storage Act|Section 14-209 - Effect on Other Laws Relating to Underground Storage of Gas or Pollution of Underground Waters

    Nothing in this subtitle repeals, amends, or otherwise affects any other law of the State or its political subdivisions relating to the underground storage of gas or the pollution of underground waters.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  14-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 14 - Gas and Oil|Subtitle 3 - Storage of Natural or Artificial Gas and Petroleum Products in Prince George's County|Section 14-301 - "Department" Defined

    “Department” means the Department of the Environment.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  14-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 14 - Gas and Oil|Subtitle 3 - Storage of Natural or Artificial Gas and Petroleum Products in Prince George's County|Section 14-302 - Subtitle Applicable to Prince George's County Only

    The provisions of this subtitle apply only to the storage of natural or artificial gas and petroleum products in Prince George’s County.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  14-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 14 - Gas and Oil|Subtitle 3 - Storage of Natural or Artificial Gas and Petroleum Products in Prince George's County|Section 14-303 - Rules and Regulations; Protection of Waters

    The Department shall prescribe rules and regulations to effectuate the provisions of this subtitle, and any permit to drill, bore, drive, dig, or otherwise conduct any operation for the storage of natural or artificial gas or petroleum products and their derivatives may contain the restrictions the Department determines necessary in the public interest to protect the waters of the State, including subsurface and percolating waters.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  14-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 14 - Gas and Oil|Subtitle 3 - Storage of Natural or Artificial Gas and Petroleum Products in Prince George's County|Section 14-304 - Regulations in Addition to Rules of Department

    The following regulations are additional to the regulations prescribed by the Department and do not limit the regulatory authority of the Department granted under § 14-303 of this subtitle:         (1)    Every applicant for a storage permit shall, at the time of application, file with the Department a surety bond in the amount of $1,000, payable to the Comptroller of the State on a form approved by the Department and executed by a responsible surety company authorized to do business in the State. The bond is intended to assure that necessary safety measures are maintained, and that any well or other opening used in connection with the storage project is properly sealed after abandonment of the project if this action is considered necessary by the Department to protect one or more of the natural resources of the State. Any transferee shall file a similar bond.        (2)    A permeable sand or stratum containing gas, or into which gas or a liquefied petroleum derivative has been forced under pressure, may not be drilled or left open in a manner permitting an avoidable escape of gas to occur. A well connected with a storage reservoir containing either natural gas or a petroleum derivative stored under pressure, may not be situated within 50 yards of any existing building used as a residence or office.        (3)    All freshwater sands penetrated in drilling to a storage reservoir shall be fully protected by cement grout placed to provide an effective seal to the nearest thick clay bed above the gas storage stratum having a thickness of at least 25 feet. In order to provide an effective seal in the nearest thick clay bed above the gas storage stratum, the clay bed shall have a thickness and other geologic properties adequate, in the opinion of the Department, to constitute sufficient protection to the potable freshwater supplies existing in any aquifers.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  14-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 14 - Gas and Oil|Subtitle 3 - Storage of Natural or Artificial Gas and Petroleum Products in Prince George's County|Section 14-305 - Permit for Drilling, Digging, etc., for Underground Storage Area -- Required

    A person may not drill, bore, drive, dig, or otherwise conduct any operation for the purpose of obtaining access to a pocket or other underground area for the purpose of storing natural or artificial gas or petroleum products and their derivatives, unless a permit for the operation, construction, and storage has been first obtained from the Department. Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to apply to the installation or maintenance of underground tanks or vessels commonly used to store these products.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  14-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 14 - Gas and Oil|Subtitle 3 - Storage of Natural or Artificial Gas and Petroleum Products in Prince George's County|Section 14-306 - Permit for Drilling, Digging, etc., for Underground Storage Area -- Map of Engineer or Geologist to Show Location; Review of Permit Application by Department; Grant or Denial

    Every application for a permit shall be accompanied by at least two copies of an accurate map prepared by a competent engineer or geologist showing the location, extent, and depth of the proposed storage place and of all wells drilled or proposed to be drilled to the storage place. A copy of the map shall be sent to the Department and it shall review the application and map to determine the presence or absence of the danger of pollution, contamination, diversion, or depletion of subsurface and percolating waters. The Department may take the testimony of any other person. It shall decide whether the granting of any application would likely endanger the public safety, health and welfare, and in accordance with its determination, grant or deny the application.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  14-307 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 14 - Gas and Oil|Subtitle 3 - Storage of Natural or Artificial Gas and Petroleum Products in Prince George's County|Section 14-307 - Injunctive Relief

    The provisions of this subtitle are enforceable by proceedings in the Circuit Court of Prince George’s County to obtain injunctive relief.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  14-308 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 14 - Gas and Oil|Subtitle 3 - Storage of Natural or Artificial Gas and Petroleum Products in Prince George's County|Section 14-308 - Penalty

    Any person who violates the provisions of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction subject to a fine of not more than $500.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  14-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 14 - Gas and Oil|Subtitle 4 - Interstate Oil and Gas Compact|Section 14-401 - Governor Directed to Join in Name of State

    The Governor, for and in the name of the State of Maryland, shall join with other states in the interstate compact to conserve oil and gas, which was executed in Dallas, Texas, on February 16, 1935, and is now deposited with the Department of State of the United States, and which has been extended with the consent of Congress.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  14-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 14 - Gas and Oil|Subtitle 4 - Interstate Oil and Gas Compact|Section 14-402 - Extensions and Withdrawal Authorized

    The Governor, for and in the name of the State, may execute agreements for the further extension of the expiration date of the compact and to determine if, and when, it is in the best interest of the State to withdraw from the compact, upon 60 days’ notice as provided by its terms. If the Governor determines that the State should withdraw from the compact, the Governor may give the necessary notice and take all steps necessary to effect the withdrawal of the State from the compact.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  14-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 14 - Gas and Oil|Subtitle 4 - Interstate Oil and Gas Compact|Section 14-403 - Governor Official Representative; Assistant Representative

    The Governor is the official representative of the State on the Interstate Oil Compact Commission. The Governor shall exercise and perform for the State every power and duty as a member of the Commission. The Governor may appoint an assistant representative to act in the Governor’s stead as the official representative of the State as a member of the Commission. The assistant representative provided for in the compact shall take the oath of office prescribed by the Constitution. The oath shall be filed with the office of the Secretary of State. State members shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred while actually engaged in the performance of their duties, in accordance with the Standard State Travel Regulations.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  14-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 14 - Gas and Oil|Subtitle 5 - Coastal Facilities Review Act|Section 14-501 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Coastal area” means all that land and water area lying within Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Harford, Kent, Prince George’s, Queen Anne’s, St. Mary’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties, the Chesapeake Bay, and lying seaward to the State’s territorial jurisdiction.    (c)    “Construction” means any clearing, grading, excavation, building or other action that would affect the natural environment of the coastal area, or the commencement of any of these activities. This does not include any activity for the sole purpose of securing biological or geological data or other data for an economic or environmental analysis.    (d)    “Department” means the Department of the Environment.    (e)    “Facility” means:        (1)    Any pipeline carrying crude oil or natural gas ashore from offshore sources;        (2)    Any intermediate production terminal or refinery which is designed to process at least ten thousand barrels of crude oil per calendar day;        (3)    Any crude oil storage facility:            (i)    Whose total design capacity is at least 100,000 barrels;            (ii)    Which occupies at least fifty acres; or            (iii)    Whose average throughput is at least ten thousand barrels per calendar day;        (4)    Any facility for the processing, transmission, or storage of natural gas with a total design capacity for at least one billion cubic feet of gas for storage or two hundred million cubic feet for processing;        (5)    Any operations base which:            (i)    Includes port and harbor facilities;            (ii)    Occupies at least twenty–five acres; and            (iii)    Is designed, constructed and operated as an assembly area for the storage, handling, and transport of supplies whose next and final destination is any oil and/or gas exploration, development, or production–related operation conducted in the territorial sea, contiguous zone or high seas area; or        (6)    Any fabrication yard which is an assembly operation used for the construction or preparation of petroleum drilling rigs, jackets or platforms, or wellhead installations, whose final destination is installation or operation in the territorial sea, contiguous zone, or high seas area.    (f)    “Government agencies” means the government of the United States, the State of Maryland, or any other state, their political subdivisions, units, or instrumentalities thereof, and interstate units.    (g)    “Person” includes corporations, companies, associations, firms, partnerships, and joint stock companies, as well as individuals and government agencies.    (h)    “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Environment.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  14-503 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 14 - Gas and Oil|Subtitle 5 - Coastal Facilities Review Act|Section 14-503 - Permit for Construction of Facility -- Required; Exemption as to Facilities Begun or in Existence Prior to July 1, 1975; Rules and Regulations

    (a)    A person may not construct, or cause to be constructed, a facility in the coastal area unless he first obtains a permit pursuant to this subtitle. However, facilities for which on-site construction, excluding site preparation, has legally begun prior to July 1, 1975 are exempt from the provisions of this subtitle.    (b)    The Secretary after receiving the advisory comments of the Secretaries of Natural Resources, Business and Economic Development, and Transportation and the Secretary of the Department of Planning may adopt rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this subtitle.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  14-504 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 14 - Gas and Oil|Subtitle 5 - Coastal Facilities Review Act|Section 14-504 - Permit for Construction of Facility -- Application Generally; Information to Accompany Application; Fees; Cooperation of State Units and Departments

    (a)    Any person proposing to construct a facility in the coastal area shall file an application with the Department in the form the Secretary prescribes. The application shall be accompanied by the information the Secretary requires and shall include the following information:        (1)    A project description specifying:            (i)    What is planned to be constructed, its purpose, use, location, cost, and size; and            (ii)    The methods of construction, construction schedule, and operation procedure.        (2)    A list of all licenses, permits or other approvals required by any government unit.        (3)    All information necessary or required for any application to the State or any of its units or departments, for any other permit, license or approval required for or in connection with the facility.        (4)    Detailed information as to the need for the facility and facts concerning alternate site locations as may be requested by the Secretary.    (b)    The Department shall establish a reasonable fee schedule to reimburse the Department for the costs of filing and processing of an application required by this subtitle. The fee shall include at least the cost of the statement required by § 14–506 of this subtitle, payable in advance of any required State expenditure.    (c)    All units and departments of the State shall, to the fullest extent possible, cooperate with any person proposing to construct a facility in the coastal area by supplying the person with information and assistance as he may request.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  14-505 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 14 - Gas and Oil|Subtitle 5 - Coastal Facilities Review Act|Section 14-505 - Permit for Construction of Facility -- Effect of Application and Action Taken Thereon

    Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of this article, an application for a permit required by this subtitle shall be considered an application for all other permits or licenses required under this article for the facility and the action taken by the Secretary on the application shall be deemed to be action taken on all other permits and licenses, including wetlands licenses.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  14-506 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 14 - Gas and Oil|Subtitle 5 - Coastal Facilities Review Act|Section 14-506 - Permit for Construction of Facility -- Impact Statement Required; Advisory Comments From Certain State Departments; County Action Prerequisite to Processing Application, Etc

    (a)    Upon the filing of an application and prior to deciding whether or not to grant the permit, a statement of the economic, fiscal, and environmental impact of the proposed facility shall be prepared by one or more appropriate parties selected by the Secretary after receiving the advisory comments of the Secretaries of Natural Resources, Business and Economic Development, and Transportation and the Director of Planning. The statement shall be prepared and filed within six months after selection of the appropriate party or parties. The statement, with written background and supporting material, shall be available to the public. The time for filing the statement may be extended by the Secretary for up to but not more than an additional 12 months for good cause.    (b)    The statement shall include, but not be limited to, the following:        (1)    An inventory of existing economic and environmental conditions at the project site and in the immediate area;        (2)    A project description of what is to be constructed, and the manner and construction schedule and the method of construction;        (3)    A complete description of the proposed facility including at least its anticipated size, effluent load, and production levels;        (4)    An assessment of the probable economic, fiscal, and environmental impact of the project upon the natural environment of the project site coastal area and the immediate area;        (5)    Recommendations for minimizing any adverse economic, fiscal, or environmental impacts;        (6)    An evaluation of the need for the facility and the relative merit of other possible sites; and        (7)    In the case of a refinery, a description of the manner of transportation of the feed stock and the product of the crude oil.    (c)    The application shall not be processed further nor shall the analysis required be undertaken until the county government wherein the facility is proposed to be located or wherein the pipeline will terminate, has certified to the Department that all local land use classifications, including zoning, special exceptions, variances or conditional uses, necessary for the location and operation of the proposed facility have been or will be granted. If the county government in its discretion stays the certification and so notifies the Department that it will continue its stay until the analysis is completed then, and only in that event may the application be processed and the analysis prepared as set forth under this subtitle.