# Environment (GEN)

## Title 15. Mines and Mining

### Subtitle 7. Abandoned Mine Drainage Control Act

#### Section 15-703

The Secretary may implement the provisions of this subtitle by methods including, but not limited to, backfilling, grading, revegetating abandoned strip mines, sealing abandoned deep mines, and controlling erosion and water drainage.

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Md. Code Ann., Envir. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)