§ 23-16. Required permit and authorizations.

(a) Permit required.

Use of the conduit system for facility installations is available only to persons to whom the Department has issued one or more permits that expressly authorize those facility installations.

(b) Additional authorizations.

In addition to permits, the Department may require the person responsible for the installation to obtain other authorizations, including lease agreements, prior to any installation.

No person may install facilities in the conduit system without the permit and other authorizations required under this section.

(d) Removal of unauthorized installations.

(1) The procedures in paragraph (2) of this subsection for the removal of an unauthorized installation are in addition to any other civil or criminal enforcement action or penalty authorized by Part 4 {"Civil and Criminal Penalties"} of this subtitle or otherwise authorized by law.

(2) If an installation is determined to have been installed without the required permit or other authorizations:

(i) the Department shall notify the person responsible for the installation and order its removal;

(ii) the person responsible for the installation shall remove the installation within 30 days of the notice; and

(iii) if the installation is not removed within the required period:

(i) the Department may remove the installation; and

(ii) the person responsible for the installation is liable to the Department for all expenses of the removal and of any consequent repairs needed to be made to the conduit.