# COMAR Title 26 — Department of the Environment

## Subtitle 21 — Mining

### Chapter 01 — Surface Mining

#### Regulation .06 Termination of Lease.

*COMAR 26.21.01.06*

If a landowner terminates a permittee's lease agreement, the Department may:

A. Transfer the permit to another licensee if the landowner and the permittee consent;

B. Require the permittee to initiate reclamation within 3 months after the date that the lease is terminated or sooner if required by the mining and reclamation plan, and to complete reclamation by a certain date; or

C. Delay any action pending resolution of any outstanding appeals.