Chapter 10 - Coal Mining and Reclamation
- 40-10-1 - Legislative finding.
- 40-10-2 - Purpose.
- 40-10-3 - Definitions.
- 40-10-5 - Activities exempted from chapter.
- 40-10-6 - Powers, functions, and duties of board and division.
- 40-10-6.5 - Rulemaking authority and procedure.
- 40-10-6.7 - Administrative procedures.
- 40-10-7 - Financial interest in mining operation prohibited -- Penalty -- Enforcement -- Quorum for board hearings.
- 40-10-8 - Exploration rules issued by division -- Contents -- Confidential information not to be publicly available -- Penalty for violation -- Division approval required for removal of excess coal.
- 40-10-9 - Permit required for surface coal mining operations -- Exemptions -- Expiration of permit -- Maximum time for commencement of mining operations -- Renewal of permit.
- 40-10-10 - Permit application fee -- Submission of application and reclamation plan -- Determinations, tests, and samplings -- Filing of application -- Insurance required -- Blasting plan.
- 40-10-11 - Division action on permit application -- Requirements for approval -- List of applicant's mining law violation -- Restoration of prime farmland.
- 40-10-12 - Revised permit and reclamation plan -- Application -- Transfer, assignment, or sale of rights -- Revision or modification of permit provisions.
- 40-10-13 - Advertisement of ownership, location, and boundaries -- Notice to interested agencies or bodies -- Objections -- Conference.
- 40-10-14 - Division's findings issued to applicant and parties to conference -- Notice to applicant of approval or disapproval of application -- Hearing -- Temporary relief -- Appeal to district c
- 40-10-15 - Performance bond -- Duration of liability under bond -- Cash deposit or securities in lieu of bond -- Surety -- Adjustment of amount.
- 40-10-16 - Release of performance bond, surety, or deposit -- Inspection and evaluation of reclamation work -- Action on application for release of bond -- Objections -- Formal hearing or informal con
- 40-10-17 - Performance standards for all coal mining and reclamation operations -- Additional standards for steep-slope surface coal mining -- Variances.
- 40-10-18 - Underground coal mining -- Rules regarding surface effects -- Operator requirements -- Repair or compensation for damage -- Replacement of water.
- 40-10-18.1 - Suspension of underground mining upon finding of immediate danger to inhabitants at surface.
- 40-10-18.2 - Applicability of other chapter provisions.
- 40-10-19 - Information provided by permittees to division -- Inspections by division -- Signs required at operations entrances -- Violations reported by reclamation officers -- Copies of records and r
- 40-10-20 - Civil penalty for violation of chapter -- Informal conference -- Public hearing -- Contest of violation or amount of penalty -- Collection -- Criminal penalties -- Civil penalty for failure
- 40-10-21 - Civil action to compel compliance with chapter -- Jurisdiction -- Venue -- Division and board as parties -- Court costs -- Security when temporary restraining order or injunction sought --
- 40-10-22 - Violation of chapter or permit conditions -- Inspection -- Cessation order, abatement notice, or show cause order -- Suspension or revocation of permit -- Review -- Costs assessed against e
- 40-10-23 - Time for bringing criminal proceeding.
- 40-10-24 - Determination of unsuitability of lands for surface coal mining -- Petition -- Public hearing -- Detailed statement by division.
- 40-10-25 - Abandoned mine reclamation program -- Expenditure priorities -- Eligible lands and water -- Requirements for use of funds for reclamation or drainage abatement -- Priority sites -- Effect o
- 40-10-25.1 - Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund created -- Contents -- Use of monies.
- 40-10-25.2 - Liability limitation for abandoned mine reclamation.
- 40-10-26 - State reclamation plan and annual projects submitted to Secretary of Interior -- Contents of plan -- Annual support and implementation requests -- Costs for proposed projects.
- 40-10-27 - Entry upon land adversely affected by past coal mining practices -- Conducting of studies or exploratory work -- State acquisition of land -- Lien -- Waste disposal fund -- Water pollution
- 40-10-28 - Recovery of reclamation costs -- Lien against reclaimed land.
- 40-10-28.1 - Certification of completion of coal reclamation.
- 40-10-29 - Other enforcement and protection rights unaffected -- Operator to replace adversely affected water supply of legitimate users.
- 40-10-30 - Judicial review of rules or orders.