Land Regulations in Development
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Up to Date as of June 5, 2025.
Below is a list of land regulations which are in the process of being developed, reviewed, or revised by the Department.
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| Program | Mining Program | | Regulation Title | Oil
and Gas Exploration and Production | | Purpose | To revise
and update MDE's regulations related to gas and oil exploration. | | COMAR | 26.19.01 | | Relevant Statutory Deadline | None | | Target Effective Date | TBD, 2023 | | Status | Drafting proposal. |
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| Program | Resource Management Program | | Regulation Title | Storage, Collection, Transferring, Hauling, Recycling, and Processing of Scrap Tires
| | Purpose | To update and modernize the existing regulations on scrap tire management in the state. Revisions to these regulations will include changes to the terms for scrap tire licenses and approvals, updates to the scrap tire licenses and approvals application requirements, creation of a scrap tire hauler exemption, reduced reporting requirements, and other clarifying and formatting changes. | | COMAR | 26.04.08 | | Relevant Statutory Deadline | None | | Target Effective Date | Spring, 2023 | | Status | Drafting proposal |
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| Program | Solid Waste Program | | Regulation Title | Recycling Facilities (New Chapter) | | Purpose | As required under Ch. 376 of 2017, to develop regulations for recycling facilities that clarify when a refuse disposal permit is or is not required, exempt certain materials managed at a recycling facility from being designated as solid waste, and to establish other requirements and approvals for recycling facilities. These regulations will be adopted under a new chapter. | | COMAR | 26.04.14 | | Relevant Statutory Deadline | None | | Target Effective Date | Fall, 2023 | | Status | The meetings of the Solid Waste and Recycling Facilities Workgroup have concluded, which consisted of affected stakeholders consulted in the development of the regulations. The proposal is being drafted. |
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| Program | Solid Waste Program | | Regulation Title | Management of Coal Combustion Byproducts
| | Purpose | To make the changes needed to the existing regulations governing coal combustion byproducts (or coal ash), due to the promulgation of federal regulations governing coal combustion residuals disposal that became effective in October 2015.
| | COMAR | 26.04.10 | | Relevant Statutory Deadline | Federal regulations encourage incorporation within 18 months of October 19, 2015. However, the U.S. EPA is proposing and adopting revisions to the 2015 federal coal combustion residuals disposal regulations. | | Target Effective Date | Spring, 2023 | | Status | Drafting proposal. |
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| Program | Mining Program | | Regulation Title | Surface Mining | | Purpose | To revise and update MDE's regulations related to surface mining. | | COMAR | 26.21.01 | | Relevant Statutory Deadline | None | | Target Effective Date | October, 2022 | | Status | Drafting proposal. |
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| Number of Land Regulations in Development: 5 |
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For more information please email the Solid Waste Program.
