# COMAR Title 26 — Department of the Environment

## Subtitle 20 — Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Under Federally Approved Program

### Chapter 10 — Areas Where Mining is Prohibited or Limited

#### Regulation .04 Exception for Existing Operations.

*COMAR 26.20.10.04*

The prohibitions and limitations of Regulation .02 of this chapter do not apply to surface coal mining operations for which a permit issued by the Bureau under the Regulatory Program exists when the land comes under the protection of Regulation .02 of this chapter. This exception only applies to lands within the permit area as it exists when the land comes under the protection of Regulation .02 of this chapter.