Maryland Code, ENVIRONMENT 15-1103
(b) (1) There is an Acid Mine Drainage Abatement and Treatment Fund in the Department.
(2) Funds granted to the Department for acid mine drainage abatement and treatment under Title IV of the federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, as amended, may be deposited by the Department into the Acid Mine Drainage Abatement and Treatment Fund.
(3) Funds deposited into the Acid Mine Drainage Abatement and Treatment Fund, together with all interest earned on those funds, shall remain available until expended and may not revert to the General Fund.
(4) The Department may expend funds deposited into the Acid Mine Drainage Abatement and Treatment Fund and any interest accrued only to abate and treat acid mine drainage in accordance with the provisions of Title IV of the federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act.