Section 5-510 - Permit time limits to begin and complete work. - Maryland Statutes

§ 5-510. Permit time limits to begin and complete work.
 

(a)  Time limit to begin work.- Except for permits issued for the appropriation or use of water for agricultural purposes, the Department shall prescribe a time limit not exceeding 2 years from the grant of a permit, during which construction, reconstruction, or repair shall begin or appropriation or use of water shall be completed. 

(b)  Time limit to complete work.- The Department shall prescribe a time limit, not more than 5 years from the grant of any permit, during which construction, reconstruction, or repair of reservoirs, dams, or waterway obstruction shall be completed. 

(c)  Extension for good cause.- The Department may extend a permit-time limit for good cause shown. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 96A, § 18; 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., ch. 4, § 1; 1988, ch. 384; 1990, ch. 6, § 2; 1995, ch. 488, § 1.]