2012 US Code
Title 30 - Mineral Lands and Mining
Chapter 13 - CONTROL OF COAL-MINE FIRES (§§ 551 - 558)
Section 552 - Definitions
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING CHAPTER 13 - CONTROL OF COAL-MINE FIRES Sec. 552 - Definitions |
| Contains | section 552 |
| Date | 2012 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1156, §2, 68 Stat. 1009. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 68 Stat. 1009 |
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As used in this chapter:
“Coal” means any of the recognized classifications and ranks of coal, including anthracite, bituminous, semibituminous, subbituminous, and lignite.
“Outcrop” means any place where a formation is visible or substantially exposed at the surface.
“Formation” means any vein, seam, stratum, bed, or other naturally occurring deposit.
“Coal mine” means any underground, surface, or strip mine from which coal is obtained.
“State” means any State or Territory of the United States, or any political subdivision thereof.
“Person” means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, business trust, legal representative, or any organized group of persons.
(Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1156, §2, 68 Stat. 1009.)
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