Section 15-509 - Mine reclamation surcharge; bond supplement surcharge. - Maryland Statutes

§ 15-509. Mine reclamation surcharge; bond supplement surcharge.
 

(a)  Mine reclamation surcharge - Assessment.- On the basis of the approved monthly reports of coal produced submitted under § 15-508 of this subtitle, the Department shall assess a 15 cent mine reclamation surcharge for each ton of coal removed by the open-pit or strip method. 

(b)  Mine reclamation surcharge - Distribution.- Of the amount assessed under subsection (a) of this section: 

(1) An amount equal to 9 cents for each ton of coal produced for the month shall be deposited to the credit of the Bituminous Coal Open-Pit Mining Reclamation Fund and shall be administered in accordance with §§ 15-515, 15-516, and 15-517 of this subtitle; and 

(2) An amount equal to 6 cents for each ton of coal produced for the month shall be remitted to the fiscal authority of the county in which the coal was removed. 

(c)  Mine reclamation surcharge - Applicability of subsection (b)(2).- The provisions of subsection (b)(2) of this section may not apply for a month when the provisions of § 15-517(b) or (e) of this subtitle apply. 

(d)  Bond supplement surcharge.- On the basis of the approved monthly reports of coal produced that are submitted under § 15-508 of this subtitle, the Department shall assess a 2 cent bond supplement reserve surcharge for each ton of coal removed by the open-pit or strip method, which amount shall be deposited to the credit of the Bituminous Coal Open-Pit Mining Reclamation Fund and administered in accordance with §§ 15-515, 15-516, and 15-517 of this subtitle. 
 

[1989, ch. 531, §§ 1, 2; 1995, ch. 488, §§ 2, 16; 2006, ch. 44, § 6.]