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2005 Illinois Code - 20 ILCS 801/ Department of Natural Resources Act. Article 10 - Office Of Mines And Minerals
(20 ILCS 801/10‑5)
Sec. 10‑5.
Office of Mines and Minerals.
(a) The Department of Natural Resources shall have within it an Office of
Mines and Minerals, which shall be responsible for the functions previously
vested in the Department of Mines and Minerals and the Abandoned Mined Lands
Reclamation Council and such other related functions and responsibilities as
may be provided by law.
(b) The Office of Mines and Minerals shall
have a Director and a Manager.
The Director of the Office of Mines and Minerals shall be a person thoroughly
conversant with the theory and practice of coal mining but who is not
identified with either coal operators or coal miners. The Director of the
Office of Mines and Minerals must hold a certificate of competency as a mine
examiner issued by the Illinois Mining Board.
The Manager of the Office of Mines and Minerals
shall be a person who is thoroughly conversant with the theory and practice
of coal mining in the State of Illinois.
(Source: P.A. 89‑50, eff. 7‑1‑95; 89‑445, eff. 2‑7‑96.)
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