TITLE 14 - GAS AND OIL
- Subtitle 1 - In General
- Section 14-101 - Legislative findings.
- Section 14-102 - Definitions.
- Section 14-103 - Authority of Department to adopt rules and regulations.
- Section 14-104 - Drilling well and disposing of well's products - Permit required; environmental assessment.
- Section 14-105 - Drilling well and disposing of well's products - Application for permit.
- Section 14-106 - Drilling well and disposing of well's products - Bifurcation of process.
- Section 14-107 - Drilling well and disposing of well's products - Chesapeake Bay or tributaries; Chesapeake Bay Critical Area.
- Section 14-108 - Drilling well and disposing of well's products - Denial of permit; bonds.
- Section 14-109 - Seismic operations; permit required; use of explosives.
- Section 14-110 - Conditions on permits.
- Section 14-111 - Duties of permittee; bond of permittee.
- Section 14-112 - Location of wells.
- Section 14-113 - Payment of royalties when leased land included under unit agreement.
- Section 14-114 - Rules, regulations, and orders of Department.
- Section 14-115 - Subpoenas.
- Section 14-116 - Rehearings for persons adversely affected by a rule, regulation, or order of Department.
- Section 14-117 - Appeal from Department's decisions.
- Section 14-118 - Injunctions.
- Section 14-119 - Gas to be metered.
- Section 14-120 - Penalties.
- Section 14-121 - Inspection of coalbed methane production.
- Section 14-122 - Oil and Gas Fund.
- Section 14-123 - Use of money.
- Section 14-124 - Report.
- Section 14-125 - Regulations.
- Subtitle 2 - Prince George's County Underground Storage Act
- Section 14-201 - Definitions.
- Section 14-202 - Authority of gas storage company to acquire use of geological strata.
- Section 14-203 - Prerequisites to exercise of right of eminent domain; underground gas storage permit.
- Section 14-204 - Rights of landowners.
- Section 14-205 - Right of gas storage companies to use strata subject to landowner's right to penetrate.
- Section 14-206 - Property rights in gas injected into underground storage; capture of such gas in other counties.
- Section 14-207 - Underground storage use fee.
- Section 14-208 - Effect on other law vesting power of eminent domain in storage company.
- Section 14-209 - Effect on other laws relating to underground storage of gas or pollution of underground waters.
- Subtitle 3 - Storage of Natural or Artificial Gas and Petroleum Products in Prince George's County
- Section 14-301 - "Department" defined.
- Section 14-302 - Subtitle applicable to Prince George's County only.
- Section 14-303 - Rules and regulations; protection of waters.
- Section 14-304 - Regulations in addition to rules of Department.
- Section 14-305 - Permit for drilling, digging, etc., for underground storage area - Required.
- 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.
- Section 14-307 - Injunctive relief.
- Section 14-308 - Penalty.
- Subtitle 4 - Interstate Oil and Gas Compact
- Subtitle 5 - Coastal Facilities Review Act
- Section 14-501 - Definitions.
- Section 14-502 - Legislative findings and intent; citation of subtitle.
- 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.
- Section 14-504 - Permit for construction of facility - Application generally; information to accompany application; fees; cooperation of State units and departments.
- Section 14-505 - Permit for construction of facility - Effect of application and action taken thereon.
- Section 14-506 - Permit for construction of facility - Impact statement required; advisory comments from certain State departments; county action prerequisite to processing application, etc.
- Section 14-507 - Permit for construction of facility - Prerequisites to further action by Secretary; public hearing required; information to be made available to public; notice of hearing.
- Section 14-508 - Permit for construction of facility - Grant, conditional grant or denial of permit; periodic inspections to determine compliance with terms of permit.
- Section 14-509 - Permit for construction of facility - Judicial review of action on application.
- Section 14-510 - Violations; injunctions; penalty.
- Section 14-511 - Construction of subtitle.
- Subtitle 6 - Task Force on the Environmental Effects of MTBE