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Title 45.1 - Mines and Mining
Chapter 1. GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS [Repealed]- § 45.1-1. Repealed
- § 45.1-33. Repealed
- § 45.1-33.1. Repealed
- § 45.1-33.6. Repealed
- § 45.1-33.7. Repealed
- § 45.1-33.12. Repealed
- § 45.1-34. Repealed
- § 45.1-39. Repealed
- § 45.1-40. Repealed
- § 45.1-43. Repealed
- § 45.1-44. Repealed
- § 45.1-53.1. Repealed
- § 45.1-54. Repealed
- § 45.1-67. Repealed
- § 45.1-68. Repealed
- § 45.1-74. Repealed
- § 45.1-75. Repealed
- § 45.1-86. Repealed
- § 45.1-87. Repealed
- § 45.1-88.1. Repealed
- § 45.1-89. Repealed
- § 45.1-101.2. Repealed
- § 45.1-102. Repealed
- § 45.1-103. Repealed
- § 45.1-104. Repealed
- § 45.1-105. Repealed
- § 45.1-106. Repealed
- § 45.1-144. Repealed
- § 45.1-145. Repealed
- § 45.1-157. Repealed
- § 45.1-158. Repealed
- § 45.1-161. Repealed
- § 45.1-161.1. Definitions
- § 45.1-161.1:1. Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail
- § 45.1-161.2. Department continued; appointment of Director
- § 45.1-161.3. Powers of Department
- § 45.1-161.4. Powers and duties of Director
- § 45.1-161.5. Establishment of divisions; division heads
- § 45.1-161.6. Department to serve as lead agency for inspections undertaken subsequent to the issuance of a permit
Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 45.1-161.7. Short title
- § 45.1-161.8. Definitions
- § 45.1-161.9. Safety and health
- § 45.1-161.10. Special safety rules
- § 45.1-161.11. Persons not permitted to work in mines
- § 45.1-161.12. Prohibited acts by miners or other persons; miners to comply with law
- § 45.1-161.13. Safety materials and supplies
- § 45.1-161.14. Notifying miners of violations; compliance with Act
Article 2. CHIEF, DIRECTOR AND MINE INSPECTORS
- § 45.1-161.15. Appointment of Chief
- § 45.1-161.16. Qualification of Chief
- § 45.1-161.17. Affiliations of Department personnel with labor union, coal company, etc.; interest in coal mine; inspections of mines where inspector previously employed
- § 45.1-161.18. Appointment of mine inspectors
- § 45.1-161.19. Qualifications of mine inspectors generally
- § 45.1-161.20. Qualifications of inspectors of coal mines
- § 45.1-161.21. Duties of the Chief
- § 45.1-161.22. Repealed
- § 45.1-161.23. Technical specialists
Article 3. CERTIFICATION OF COAL MINE WORKERS
- § 45.1-161.24. Board of Coal Mining Examiners
- § 45.1-161.25. Meetings of Board of Coal Mining Examiners; compensation
- § 45.1-161.26. Records of Board of Coal Mining Examiners
- § 45.1-161.27. Nominations for Board of Coal Mining Examiners
- § 45.1-161.28. Certification of certain persons employed in coal mines; powers of Board of Coal Mining Examiners
- § 45.1-161.29. Examinations required for Coal Mining Certifications
- § 45.1-161.30. Performance of certain tasks by uncertified persons; penalty
- § 45.1-161.31. Examination fees; Coal Mining Examiners' Fund
- § 45.1-161.32. Replacement of lost or destroyed certificates
- § 45.1-161.33. Reciprocal acceptances of other certifications
- § 45.1-161.34. Continuing education requirements
- § 45.1-161.35. Revocation of certificates
- § 45.1-161.36. Reexamination
- § 45.1-161.37. General coal miner certification
- § 45.1-161.38. First-class mine foreman certification
- § 45.1-161.39. Surface foreman certification
- § 45.1-161.40. Chief electrician certification
- § 45.1-161.41. Top person certificate
Article 4. CERTIFICATION OF MINERAL MINE WORKERS
Article 5. LICENSING OF MINES
- § 45.1-161.57. License required for operation of coal mines; term
- § 45.1-161.58. Fee to accompany application for license; fund; disposition of fees
- § 45.1-161.59. Application for license
- § 45.1-161.60. Denial or revocation of license
- § 45.1-161.61. Operating without license; penalty
- § 45.1-161.62. Annual reports; condition to issuance of license following transfer of ownership
- § 45.1-161.63. Notices to Department; resumption of mining following discontinuance
- § 45.1-161.64. Maps of mines required to be made; contents; extension and preservation; use by Department; release; posting of map
- § 45.1-161.65. When the Chief may cause maps to be made; payment of expense
- § 45.1-161.66. Making false statements; penalty
Article 6. RESCUE CREWS; RESCUE TEAMS
- § 45.1-161.67. Mine rescue and first aid stations
- § 45.1-161.68. Mine rescue crews
- § 45.1-161.69. Duty to train crew
- § 45.1-161.70. Qualification for crew membership; direction of crews
- § 45.1-161.71. Crew members to be considered employees of the mine where emergency exists; compensation; workers' compensation
- § 45.1-161.72. Requirements of recovery work
- § 45.1-161.73. State-designated mine rescue teams
- § 45.1-161.74. Mine Rescue Fund
- § 45.1-161.75. Inspections; Mine Rescue Coordinator
- § 45.1-161.76. Workers' compensation; liability
Article 7. MINE EXPLOSIONS; MINE FIRES; ACCIDENTS
- § 45.1-161.77. Reports of explosions and mine fires; procedure
- § 45.1-161.78. Operators' reports of accidents; investigations; reports by Department
- § 45.1-161.79. Reports of other accidents and injuries
- § 45.1-161.80. Duties of mine inspectors
Article 8. MINE INSPECTIONS
- § 45.1-161.81. Frequency of mine inspections
- § 45.1-161.82. Evaluation of risks at mines
- § 45.1-161.83. Review of inspection reports and records
- § 45.1-161.84. Advance notice of inspections; confidentiality of trade secrets
- § 45.1-161.85. Scheduling of mine inspections
- § 45.1-161.86. Denial of entry
- § 45.1-161.87. Duties of operator
- § 45.1-161.88. Duties of inspectors
- § 45.1-161.89. Certificates of inspection
Article 9. ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES; REPORTS OF VIOLATIONS
- § 45.1-161.90. Notices of violations
- § 45.1-161.91. Closure orders
- § 45.1-161.92. Tolling of time for abating violations
- § 45.1-161.93. Injunctive relief
- § 45.1-161.94. Violations; penalties
- § 45.1-161.95. Prosecution of violations
- § 45.1-161.96. Fees and costs
- § 45.1-161.97. Reports of violations
Article 10. VIRGINIA COAL MINE SAFETY BOARD
- § 45.1-161.98. Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board continued; membership; appointments; expenses
- § 45.1-161.99. Meetings of the Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board; notices; quorum
- § 45.1-161.100. Powers and duties of the Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board
Article 11. MINER TRAINING
- § 45.1-161.101. First aid training of coal miners
- § 45.1-161.102. Training programs
- § 45.1-161.103. Additional coal mining training programs
- § 45.1-161.104. Repealed
Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 45.1-161.105. Scope of chapter
- § 45.1-161.106. Regulations governing conditions and practices at underground coal mines
- § 45.1-161.107. Standards for regulations
Article 2. ROOF, RIB AND FACE CONTROL
- § 45.1-161.108. Roof, ribs and faces to be secure
- § 45.1-161.109. Roof control plans
- § 45.1-161.110. Instruction of miners
- § 45.1-161.111. Copies of plan
- § 45.1-161.112. Repealed
- § 45.1-161.114. Automated temporary roof support systems
- § 45.1-161.115. Supplies of materials for supports
- § 45.1-161.116. Examination and testing of roof, face, and ribs
- § 45.1-161.117. Mapping of roof falls
- § 45.1-161.118. Unsafe conditions
- § 45.1-161.119. Removal of supports
- § 45.1-161.120. Repealed
Article 3. PROXIMITY OF MINING TO GAS AND OIL WELLS, AND ABANDONED AREAS
- § 45.1-161.121. Mining in proximity to gas and oil wells
- § 45.1-161.122. Mining in proximity to abandoned areas
Article 4. MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT
- § 45.1-161.123. Face and other equipment
- § 45.1-161.124. Shop and other equipment
- § 45.1-161.125. Hydraulic hoses
Article 5. EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING
- § 45.1-161.126. Surface storage of explosives
- § 45.1-161.127. Underground transportation of explosives
- § 45.1-161.128. Underground storage of explosives
- § 45.1-161.129. Blasting practices; penalty
- § 45.1-161.130. Blasting cables
- § 45.1-161.131. Misfires
- § 45.1-161.132. Explosives and blasting practices in shaft and slope operations
Article 6. TRANSPORTATION
- § 45.1-161.133. Haulage roads
- § 45.1-161.134. Track switches and rails
- § 45.1-161.135. Clearance on haulage roads
- § 45.1-161.136. Conveyor crossings
- § 45.1-161.137. Shelter holes
- § 45.1-161.138. Refuge from moving traffic
- § 45.1-161.139. Inspection of underground equipment
- § 45.1-161.140. Maintenance of equipment
- § 45.1-161.141. Self-propelled equipment
- § 45.1-161.142. Pushing cars
- § 45.1-161.143. Transportation of material
- § 45.1-161.144. Securing cars
- § 45.1-161.145. Riding on cars
- § 45.1-161.146. Back-poling
- § 45.1-161.147. Operation of equipment
- § 45.1-161.148. Dispatchers
- § 45.1-161.149. Availability of man-trips
- § 45.1-161.150. Man-trips
- § 45.1-161.151. Man-trip loading and unloading areas
- § 45.1-161.152. Transporting miners by belts
Article 7. HOISTING
- § 45.1-161.153. Hoisting equipment
- § 45.1-161.154. Hoisting ropes
- § 45.1-161.155. Hoisting cages
- § 45.1-161.156. Slope and shaft conditions
- § 45.1-161.157. Signaling; signal code
- § 45.1-161.158. Inspections of hoisting equipment
- § 45.1-161.159. Hoisting engineers
- § 45.1-161.160. Operations of hoisting equipment
- § 45.1-161.161. Maintenance of hoisting equipment
Article 8. MINE OPENINGS AND ESCAPEWAYS
- § 45.1-161.162. Mine openings
- § 45.1-161.163. Separation of openings
- § 45.1-161.164. Number of miners in openings
- § 45.1-161.165. Maintenance of mine openings
- § 45.1-161.166. Signs, life lines, and equipment
- § 45.1-161.167. Examination of escapeways
- § 45.1-161.168. Longwall escape routes and plan
- § 45.1-161.169. Fire protection
- § 45.1-161.170. Unused openings
Article 9. ILLUMINATION
- § 45.1-161.171. Portable illumination
- § 45.1-161.172. Underground illumination
- § 45.1-161.173. Inspection of electric illumination equipment
Article 10. PERSONAL SAFETY; SMOKING
- § 45.1-161.174. Checking system; tracking system
- § 45.1-161.175. Protective clothing
- § 45.1-161.176. Noise levels and ear protection
- § 45.1-161.177. Smoking materials prohibited; penalty
- § 45.1-161.178. Allowing persons to work in a mine with smoker's articles; penalty
- § 45.1-161.179. Posting of notice
- § 45.1-161.180. Smoking in surface and other areas
Article 11. ELECTRICITY
- § 45.1-161.181. Surface electrical installations
- § 45.1-161.182. Surface transformers
- § 45.1-161.183. Underground transformers
- § 45.1-161.184. Stations and substations
- § 45.1-161.185. Repealed
- § 45.1-161.186. Power circuits
- § 45.1-161.187. Trolley wires and feeder wires
- § 45.1-161.188. Grounding
- § 45.1-161.189. Circuit breakers and switches
- § 45.1-161.190. Repealed
- § 45.1-161.191. Communication systems
- § 45.1-161.192. Repealed
- § 45.1-161.193. Electric equipment
- § 45.1-161.194. Trailing cables
- § 45.1-161.195. Inspection of electric equipment and wiring; checking and testing methane monitors
- § 45.1-161.196. Repairs to circuits and electric equipment
Article 12. FIRST AID EQUIPMENT; MEDICAL CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL
- § 45.1-161.197. First aid equipment
- § 45.1-161.198. Attention to injured persons
- § 45.1-161.199. Certified emergency medical services providers
Article 13. FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE CONTROL
- § 45.1-161.200. Firefighting equipment; fire prevention
- § 45.1-161.201. Duties in case of fire
- § 45.1-161.202. Emergency response plans; list of next of kin
- § 45.1-161.203. Reporting fires; response
- § 45.1-161.204. Fire prevention in transportation of mining equipment
- § 45.1-161.205. Storage and use of flammable fluids and materials
- § 45.1-161.206. Diesel powered equipment
- § 45.1-161.207. Arcs, sparks and flames
Article 14. VENTILATION, MINE GASES AND OTHER HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
- § 45.1-161.208. Pre-shift examinations
- § 45.1-161.209. On-shift examinations
- § 45.1-161.210. Weekly examinations
- § 45.1-161.211. Examinations of fans
- § 45.1-161.212. Record of examinations
- § 45.1-161.213. Repealed
- § 45.1-161.214. Notice of hazardous conditions
- § 45.1-161.215. Notice of monitor tampering prohibition
- § 45.1-161.216. Main fans
- § 45.1-161.217. Fan stoppage plan
- § 45.1-161.218. Auxiliary fans
- § 45.1-161.219. Volume of air
- § 45.1-161.220. Bleeder systems
- § 45.1-161.221. Coursing of air
- § 45.1-161.222. Actions for excessive methane
- § 45.1-161.223. Crosscuts
- § 45.1-161.224. Permanent stoppings
- § 45.1-161.225. Ventilation controls
- § 45.1-161.226. Line brattice
- § 45.1-161.227. Ventilation with air from certain areas
- § 45.1-161.228. Worked-out areas
- § 45.1-161.229. Air quality
- § 45.1-161.230. Repealed
- § 45.1-161.231. Examination of mines for explosive gas and other hazardous conditions
- § 45.1-161.232. Tampering with methane monitoring devices prohibited; penalty
- § 45.1-161.233. Allowing persons to work in mine where methane monitoring equipment disconnected; penalty
- § 45.1-161.233:1. Intentionally bypassing safety devices; prohibition
- § 45.1-161.234. Control of coal dust
- § 45.1-161.235. Rock dusting
Article 15. SURFACE AREAS
- § 45.1-161.236. Housekeeping; noxious fumes
- § 45.1-161.237. Lighting
- § 45.1-161.238. Flammable or combustible materials
- § 45.1-161.239. Crane operations
- § 45.1-161.240. Controlling dust at surface
- § 45.1-161.241. Scaffolding and overhead protection
- § 45.1-161.242. Welding and cutting
- § 45.1-161.243. Fire prevention and fire control
- § 45.1-161.244. Surface equipment
- § 45.1-161.245. Travel ways, loading and haulage areas
- § 45.1-161.246. Electricity
- § 45.1-161.247. Surface blasting
- § 45.1-161.248. Ground control
Article 16. ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF CERTIFIED PERSONS AND OTHER MINERS
- § 45.1-161.249. Duties of mine foreman
- § 45.1-161.250. Employment and duties of top persons; plan for excavation of shaft or slope
- § 45.1-161.251. Employment of inexperienced underground miners
- § 45.1-161.252. Employment of authorized persons
Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 45.1-161.253. Scope of chapter
- § 45.1-161.254. Regulations governing conditions and practices at surface coal mines
- § 45.1-161.255. Standards for regulations
Article 2. WORK AREA EXAMINATIONS, RECORD KEEPING AND REPORTING
- § 45.1-161.256. Safety examinations
- § 45.1-161.257. Records of examinations
- § 45.1-161.258. Areas with safety or health hazards; duties of surface mine foreman
Article 3. PERSONAL PROTECTION
- § 45.1-161.259. Personal protection devices and practices
- § 45.1-161.260. Housekeeping
- § 45.1-161.261. Noxious fumes
Article 4. FIRST AID EQUIPMENT; MEDICAL CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL
- § 45.1-161.262. First aid equipment
- § 45.1-161.263. First aid training
- § 45.1-161.264. Attention to injured persons
Article 5. FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE CONTROL
- § 45.1-161.265. Fire-fighting equipment; duties in case of fire; fire precaution in transportation of mining equipment; fire prevention generally
- § 45.1-161.266. Duties in case of fire
- § 45.1-161.267. Fire precautions
Article 6. SURFACE EQUIPMENT
- § 45.1-161.268. Haulage and mobile equipment; operating condition
- § 45.1-161.269. Equipment operation
- § 45.1-161.270. Safety measures on equipment
- § 45.1-161.271. Transportation of personnel
- § 45.1-161.272. Lighting
- § 45.1-161.273. Shop and other equipment
- § 45.1-161.274. Hydraulic hoses
Article 7. TRAVELWAYS, LOADING AND HAULAGE AREAS
- § 45.1-161.275. Stairways, platforms, runways and floor openings
- § 45.1-161.276. Loading and haulage work area requirements
- § 45.1-161.277. Equipment operation
Article 8. DUST CONTROL
Article 9. ELECTRICITY
- § 45.1-161.279. Overhead high-potential power lines; surface transmission lines; electric wiring in surface buildings
- § 45.1-161.280. Transformers
- § 45.1-161.281. Grounding
- § 45.1-161.282. Circuit breakers and switches
- § 45.1-161.283. Electrical trailing cables
Article 10. EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING
- § 45.1-161.284. Surface storage of explosives and detonators
- § 45.1-161.285. Misfires
- § 45.1-161.286. Minimum blasting practices
Article 11. GROUND CONTROL
Article 12. AUGER AND HIGHWALL MINING
- § 45.1-161.288. Inspection of electric equipment and wiring; checking and testing methane monitors
- § 45.1-161.289. Highwall inspections
- § 45.1-161.290. Penetration of underground mines; testing
- § 45.1-161.291. Safety precautions
Article 13. PROXIMITY OF MINING TO GAS, OIL WELLS AND VERTICAL VENTILATION HOLES
Chapter 14.4:1. MINERAL MINE SAFETY ACTArticle 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 45.1-161.292:1. Short title
- § 45.1-161.292:2. Definitions
- § 45.1-161.292:3. Safety and health
- § 45.1-161.292:4. Special safety rules
- § 45.1-161.292:5. Persons not permitted to work in mines
- § 45.1-161.292:6. Prohibited acts by miners or other persons; miners to comply with law
- § 45.1-161.292:7. Safety materials and supplies
- § 45.1-161.292:8. Notifying miners of violations; compliance with Act
Article 2. DIRECTOR AND MINING INSPECTORS
- § 45.1-161.292:9. Affiliations of Department personnel with labor union, mining company, etc.; interest in mine; inspections of mines where inspector previously employed
- § 45.1-161.292:10. Appointment of mine inspectors
- § 45.1-161.292:11. Qualifications of mine inspectors generally
- § 45.1-161.292:12. Qualifications of inspectors of mines
- § 45.1-161.292:13. Duties of Director
- § 45.1-161.292:14. Technical specialists
Article 3. CERTIFICATION OF MINERAL MINE WORKERS
- § 45.1-161.292:15. Repealed
- § 45.1-161.292:17. Records of Board of Mineral Mining Examiners
- § 45.1-161.292:18. Repealed
- § 45.1-161.292:19. Certification of certain persons employed in mineral mines; powers of the Department
- § 45.1-161.292:20. Examinations required for Mineral Mining Certifications
- § 45.1-161.292:21. Performance of certain tasks by uncertified persons; penalty
- § 45.1-161.292:22. Examination fees; Mineral Mining Examiners' Fund
- § 45.1-161.292:23. Repealed
- § 45.1-161.292:24. Reciprocal acceptance of other certifications
- § 45.1-161.292:25. Renewal of certificates
- § 45.1-161.292:26. Revocation of certificates
- § 45.1-161.292:27. Reexamination
- § 45.1-161.292:28. General mineral miner certification
- § 45.1-161.292:29. Foreman certification
Article 4. LICENSING OF MINERAL MINES
- § 45.1-161.292:30. License required for operation of mineral mines; term
- § 45.1-161.292:31. Fee to accompany application for license; fund; disposition of fees
- § 45.1-161.292:32. Application for license
- § 45.1-161.292:33. Denial or revocation of license
- § 45.1-161.292:34. Operating without license; penalty
- § 45.1-161.292:35. Annual reports; condition to issuance of license following transfer of ownership
- § 45.1-161.292:36. Notices to Department; resumption of mining following discontinuance
- § 45.1-161.292:37. Maps of mines required to be made; contents; extension and preservation; use by Department; release; posting of map
- § 45.1-161.292:38. When the Director may cause maps to be made; payment of expense
- § 45.1-161.292:39. Making false statements; penalty
Article 5. RESCUE CREWS; RESCUE TEAMS
- § 45.1-161.292:40. Mine rescue and first aid stations
- § 45.1-161.292:41. Mine rescue crews
- § 45.1-161.292:42. Duty to train crew
- § 45.1-161.292:43. Qualification for crew membership; direction of crews
- § 45.1-161.292:44. Crew members to be considered employees of the mine where emergency exists; compensation; workers' compensation
- § 45.1-161.292:45. Requirements of recovery work
- § 45.1-161.292:46. State-designated mine rescue teams
- § 45.1-161.292:47. Mine Rescue Fund
- § 45.1-161.292:48. Inspections; Mine Rescue Coordinator
- § 45.1-161.292:49. Workers' compensation; liability
Article 6. MINE EXPLOSIONS; MINE FIRES; ACCIDENTS
- § 45.1-161.292:50. Reports of explosions and mine fires; procedure
- § 45.1-161.292:51. Operators' reports of accidents; investigations; reports by Department
- § 45.1-161.292:52. Reports of other accidents and injuries
- § 45.1-161.292:53. Duties of mine inspectors
Article 7. MINE INSPECTIONS
- § 45.1-161.292:54. Frequency of mine inspections
- § 45.1-161.292:55. Evaluation of risks at mines
- § 45.1-161.292:56. Review of inspection reports and records
- § 45.1-161.292:57. Advance notice of inspections; confidentiality of trade secrets
- § 45.1-161.292:58. Scheduling of mine inspections
- § 45.1-161.292:59. Denial of entry
- § 45.1-161.292:60. Duties of operator
- § 45.1-161.292:61. Duties of inspectors
- § 45.1-161.292:62. Certificates of inspection
Article 8. ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES; REPORTS OF VIOLATIONS
- § 45.1-161.292:63. Notices of violations
- § 45.1-161.292:64. Closure orders
- § 45.1-161.292:65. Tolling of time for abating violations
- § 45.1-161.292:66. Injunctive relief
- § 45.1-161.292:67. Violations; penalties
- § 45.1-161.292:68. Prosecution of violations
- § 45.1-161.292:69. Fees and costs
- § 45.1-161.292:70. Reports of violations
Article 9. MINER TRAINING
- § 45.1-161.292:71. Training programs
- § 45.1-161.292:72. Mineral mining safety training
- § 45.1-161.292:73. Mineral mining safety training program
- § 45.1-161.293. Scope of chapter
- § 45.1-161.294. Regulations governing conditions and practices at underground mineral mines
- § 45.1-161.295. Standards for regulations
- § 45.1-161.296. Mining in proximity to gas and oil wells
- § 45.1-161.297. Flame safety lamps
- § 45.1-161.298. Transportation of miners
- § 45.1-161.299. Bare wires and cables
- § 45.1-161.300. Use of track as electrical power conductor
- § 45.1-161.301. Disconnecting switches
- § 45.1-161.302. Respiratory equipment and ear protectors
- § 45.1-161.303. Fire precautions in transportation of mining equipment
- § 45.1-161.304. Scope of chapter
- § 45.1-161.305. Regulations governing conditions and practices at surface mineral mines
- § 45.1-161.306. Standards for regulations
- § 45.1-161.307. Mining in proximity to gas and oil wells
- § 45.1-161.308. Respiratory equipment
- § 45.1-161.309. Health regulations
- § 45.1-161.310. Consent required before working mine near land of another
- § 45.1-161.311. Adjacent owner to be permitted to survey mine; proceedings to compel entry for survey
- § 45.1-161.311:1. Consent required before working mine near land of another
- § 45.1-161.311:2. Adjacent owner to be permitted to survey mine; proceedings to compel entry for survey
Article 1. UNKNOWN COAL OWNERS
- § 45.1-161.311:3. Petition to establish a trust for missing coal owners
- § 45.1-161.311:4. Advertisement upon filing of petition
- § 45.1-161.311:5. Court may declare trust; trustee sale of lease
- § 45.1-161.311:6. Duty of trustee; sale of lease; distribution of funds
- § 45.1-161.311:7. Payment of attorney's fees, expenses, and court costs
Article 2. KNOWN COAL OWNERS
Chapter 14.8. EMERGENCY SEIZURE OF COAL PROPERTIES BY COMMONWEALTH- § 45.1-161.312. Mining, etc., of coal essential business; subject to seizure by Commonwealth
- § 45.1-161.313. "Public uses" defined; declaration of policy
- § 45.1-161.314. Interruption of public uses; proclamation of emergency; seizure
- § 45.1-161.315. Additional powers of Governor to operate seized properties
- § 45.1-161.316. Virginia Fuel Commission; powers and duties
- § 45.1-161.317. Terms and compensation of members of Commission
- § 45.1-161.318. Chapter subject to provisions of general law
- § 45.1-161.319. Negotiating purchase or lease of coal properties
- § 45.1-161.320. Proceedings for condemnation
- § 45.1-161.321. Expense of acquiring and operating coal properties; funds derived from operation
- § 45.1-161.322. Restoration of property to owner or operator
- § 45.1-162. Repealed
- § 45.1-179. Repealed
Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 45.1-179.1. Short title; purpose
- § 45.1-179.2. Definitions
- § 45.1-179.3. Application
- § 45.1-179.4. Ownership
- § 45.1-179.5. Findings; clarification of nature of the resource
Article 2. RESOURCE REGULATION
- § 45.1-179.6. Duties and responsibilities of Department
- § 45.1-179.7. Additional powers of Department
- § 45.1-179.8. Reinjection policy
- § 45.1-179.9. Cancellation or suspension of permit
- § 45.1-179.10. Penalties; injunctions
- § 45.1-179.11. Judicial review
Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 45.1-180. Definitions
- § 45.1-180.1. Repealed
- § 45.1-180.2. Legislative findings; declaration of policy
- § 45.1-180.3. Authority of Director; enforcement of chapter by injunction
- § 45.1-180.4. Exemption for restricted mining
Article 2. REGULATION OF MINING ACTIVITY
- § 45.1-181. Permit required; fee; renewal fee; application; furnishing copy of map, etc., to landowner; approval by Department
- § 45.1-182. Repealed
- § 45.1-182.1. Operations plan; reclamation; policy of Director
- § 45.1-183. Bond of operator
- § 45.1-184. Review of operations plan and reclamation provision by Director; issuance of permit
- § 45.1-184.1. Application for permit; adjoining landowners; local official
- § 45.1-184.2. Succession of one operator by another at uncompleted project
- § 45.1-185. Additional bond to be posted annually; release of previous bond; report of reclamation work
- § 45.1-186. Repealed
- § 45.1-186.1. Notice of noncompliance served on operator
- § 45.1-186.2. Collection of debts
- § 45.1-187. Additional bond to cover amended estimate of land to be disturbed
- § 45.1-188. Interference with reclamation unlawful; other mining operations on land
- § 45.1-189. Repealed
- § 45.1-190. Repealed
- § 45.1-191. Penalty for violation of chapter, etc
- § 45.1-192. Assistance of federal, state and local agencies
- § 45.1-193. Repealed
- § 45.1-193.1. Injunction prohibiting mining operation
- § 45.1-194. Appeals from decisions of the Department
- § 45.1-195. Repealed
- § 45.1-197. Local standards and regulations; waiver of application of chapter; review for strict compliance with chapter
- § 45.1-197.1. Repealed
- § 45.1-197.2. Repealed
Article 3. ORPHANED LANDS
- § 45.1-197.3. Definition
- § 45.1-197.4. Survey; priorities for reclamation
- § 45.1-197.5. Agreements with owners or lessees; reclamation by Director
- § 45.1-197.6. Contracts for reclamation
- § 45.1-197.7. Acceptance of federal funds, gifts, etc
Article 4. MINERALS RECLAMATION FUND
- § 45.1-197.8. Creation of Fund
- § 45.1-197.9. Membership in Fund; payments required
- § 45.1-197.10. Release of bonds and other securities
- § 45.1-197.11. Return of member payments
- § 45.1-197.12. Revocation of permits; reclamation work
- § 45.1-197.13. Collection of debt where cost of reclamation exceeds member's forfeited payments, etc
- § 45.1-197.14. Decreases in size of Fund
- § 45.1-197.15. Order of return of payments
- § 45.1-197.16. Discontinuance of Fund
- § 45.1-197.17. Construction of article; Fund used solely for reclamation
- § 45.1-197.18. Reclamation funding
- § 45.1-198. Repealed
- § 45.1-220.5. Repealed
- § 45.1-221. Repealed
- § 45.1-221.1. Definitions
- § 45.1-222. Design and construction of water, coal slurry, or silt retaining dams or mine refuse piles impounding water; designs and other data to be submitted to the Chief
- § 45.1-223. Repealed
- § 45.1-224. Examination of water, coal slurry, or silt retaining dams or mine refuse piles impounding water; potentially hazardous conditions; plans to be submitted by operators
- § 45.1-224.1. Emergency Notification and Evacuation Plan
- § 45.1-225. Repealed
- § 45.1-225.1. Dams and refuse piles to be constructed, approved, etc., by qualified engineer; designs and other data to be submitted to the Director
- § 45.1-225.2. Examination of dams and refuse piles; potentially hazardous conditions; plans to be submitted by licensed operators
- § 45.1-225.3. Definitions
Article 1. GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
- § 45.1-226. Short title
- § 45.1-227. Findings and policy [Not set out]
- § 45.1-228. Purpose and policy of chapter
- § 45.1-229. Definitions
- § 45.1-230. Authority and duties of Director
- § 45.1-231. Conflicts of interest prohibited
- § 45.1-232. Repealed
Article 2. REGULATION OF MINING ACTIVITY
- § 45.1-233. Coal exploration operations
- § 45.1-234. Permits required; certain operations conducted pending initial administrative decision; time for application and action of Director thereon; term; transfer, etc
- § 45.1-235. Form and contents of permit application; fee
- § 45.1-236. Operations and reclamation plans
- § 45.1-237. Revision of permits
- § 45.1-238. Approval or denial of permit
- § 45.1-239. Public participation in process of issuing or revising permits
- § 45.1-240. Decision of Director upon permit application; hearing; appeal
- § 45.1-241. Performance bonds
- § 45.1-242. Performance standards
- § 45.1-243. Surface effects of underground coal mining operations
- § 45.1-244. Inspections and monitoring
- § 45.1-245. Enforcement of chapter generally
- § 45.1-246. Civil and criminal penalties
- § 45.1-246.1. Citizen suits; rights of citizens to accompany inspectors
- § 45.1-247. Forfeiture or release of performance bond
- § 45.1-248. Performance of reclamation operations by Director
- § 45.1-249. Administrative review of notice or order issued under § 45.1-245
- § 45.1-250. Hearings
- § 45.1-251. Judicial review of final order or decision or of decision under § 45.1-263
- § 45.1-252. Designating areas unsuitable for coal surface mining
Article 3. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- § 45.1-253. Certain mining operations exempt from this chapter
- § 45.1-254. National pollutant discharge elimination system permits
- § 45.1-255. Repealed
- § 45.1-255.1. Repealed
- § 45.1-256. Training and certification of blasters
- § 45.1-257. Impeding, etc., Director or agents a misdemeanor
- § 45.1-258. Replacement of water supply
- § 45.1-259. Applicability of chapter to public agencies, utilities and corporations
Article 4. ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION
- § 45.1-260. State Reclamation Program
- § 45.1-261. Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund
- § 45.1-261.1. Operators may perform reclamation; bidding; conditions; adjustment of required bonds; regulations
- § 45.1-262. Eligible lands and water; priorities for expenditures
- § 45.1-263. Right of entry, acquisition, disposition and reclamation of land adversely affected by past coal mining practices
- § 45.1-264. Commonwealth to have lien for reclamation work
- § 45.1-265. Perfection of lien; waiver of lien
- § 45.1-266. Recordation and indexing of lien; notice
- § 45.1-267. Priority of lien
- § 45.1-268. Hearing to determine amount of lien
- § 45.1-269. Satisfaction of lien
- § 45.1-270. Miscellaneous powers of Director
Article 5. COAL SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION FUND
- § 45.1-270.1. Creation of Fund
- § 45.1-270.2. Participation in Fund
- § 45.1-270.3. Initial payments into Fund; renewal payments; bonds
- § 45.1-270.3:1. Repealed
- § 45.1-270.4. (Effective until July 1, 2017) Assessment of reclamation tax revenues for Fund
- § 45.1-270.4. (Effective July 1, 2017) Assessment of reclamation tax revenues for Fund
- § 45.1-270.4:1. Special assessment
- § 45.1-270.5. Collection of reclamation tax and penalties for nonpayment
- § 45.1-270.5:1. Forfeiture of bonds on operations participating in the Fund; alternative remedies
- § 45.1-270.6. Reinstatement to the Fund; recovery of Fund expenditures
- § 45.1-270.7. Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund Advisory Committee continued as Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund Advisory Board
- § 45.1-272. Legislative findings; declaration of policy [Not set out]
- § 45.1-273. Definitions
- § 45.1-274. Permit for exploration activity required; fee
- § 45.1-275. Maps or plats of proposed exploration activity area
- § 45.1-276. Abandoning exploration hole; affidavits required
- § 45.1-277. Plugging
- § 45.1-278. Developing exploration hole as water well
- § 45.1-279. Rules and regulations
- § 45.1-280. Right of inspection by Chief
- § 45.1-281. Administrative Process Act applicable
- § 45.1-282. Penalties
- § 45.1-283. Uranium mining permit applications; when accepted; uranium mining deemed to have significant effect on surface
- § 45.1-284. State and local authority
- § 45.1-285. Confidentiality of logs, surveys and reports
- § 45.1-285.1. Findings; declaration of policy [Not set out]
- § 45.1-285.2. Definitions [Not set out]
- § 45.1-285.3. Uranium Administrative Group created; composition [Not set out]
- § 45.1-285.4. Employment of consultants; other support [Not set out]
- § 45.1-285.5. Duties of Group [Not set out]
- § 45.1-285.6. Study criteria [Not set out]
- § 45.1-285.7. Additional factors [Not set out]
- § 45.1-285.8. Recommendations to the General Assembly [Not set out]
- § 45.1-285.9. Study filing procedure [Not set out]
- § 45.1-285.10. Applicability of studies under this chapter to any future licensing proceedings [Not set out]
- § 45.1-286. Repealed
- § 45.1-361. Repealed
Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 45.1-361.1. Definitions
- § 45.1-361.2. Regulation of coal surface mining not affected by chapter
- § 45.1-361.3. Construction
- § 45.1-361.4. Duties and responsibilities of the Director
- § 45.1-361.5. Exclusivity of regulation and enforcement
- § 45.1-361.6. Confidentiality
- § 45.1-361.7. Expenditure of funds
- § 45.1-361.8. Violations; penalties
- § 45.1-361.9. Appeals; venue; standing
- § 45.1-361.10. Duplicate leases
- § 45.1-361.11. Objections by coal owner
- § 45.1-361.12. Distance limitations of certain wells
Article 2. GAS AND OIL CONSERVATION
- § 45.1-361.13. Virginia Gas and Oil Board; membership; compensation
- § 45.1-361.14. Meetings of the Board; notice; general powers and duties
- § 45.1-361.15. Additional duties and responsibilities of the Board
- § 45.1-361.16. Applicability and construction
- § 45.1-361.17. Statewide spacing of wells
- § 45.1-361.18. Voluntary pooling of interests in drilling units; validity of unit agreements
- § 45.1-361.19. Notice of hearing; standing; form of hearing
- § 45.1-361.20. Field rules and drilling units for wells; hearings and orders
- § 45.1-361.21. Pooling of interests in drilling units
- § 45.1-361.21:1. Coalbed methane gas; ownership
- § 45.1-361.22. Pooling of interests for coalbed methane gas wells; conflicting claims to ownership
- § 45.1-361.22:1. Conflicting claims of ownership; arbitration
- § 45.1-361.22:2. Release of funds held in escrow or suspense because of conflicting claims to coalbed methane gas
- § 45.1-361.23. Appeals of the Director's decisions; notices; hearings and orders
- § 45.1-361.24. Enforcement
- § 45.1-361.25. Standing when Director or Board fails to act
- § 45.1-361.26. Recording of orders
Article 3. REGULATION OF GAS AND OIL DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION
- § 45.1-361.27. Duties, responsibilities and authority of the Director
- § 45.1-361.28. Powers, duties and responsibilities of the Inspector
- § 45.1-361.29. Permit required; gas, oil, or geophysical operations; coalbed methane gas wells; environmental assessment
- § 45.1-361.30. Notice of permit applications and permit modification applications required; content
- § 45.1-361.31. Bonding and financial security required
- § 45.1-361.32. Gas and Oil Plugging and Restoration Fund
- § 45.1-361.33. Expiration of permits
- § 45.1-361.34. Abandonment or cessation of well or corehole operation; plugging required
- § 45.1-361.35. Objections to permits; hearing
- § 45.1-361.36. Appeals of Director's decisions to the Board
- § 45.1-361.37. Persons required to register; designated agents
- § 45.1-361.38. Report of permitted activities and production required; contents
- § 45.1-361.39. Developing a gas or oil well as a water well
- § 45.1-361.40. Orphaned Well Fund; orphaned wells
- § 45.1-361.41. Interference by injection wells with ground water supply
- § 45.1-361.42. Safety in coalbed methane gas, oil and geophysical operations
Article 4. REPLACEMENT OF WATER BY GAS WELL OPERATORS
- § 45.1-361.43. Operator's right to sample water and quality
- § 45.1-361.44. Replacement of water supply
- § 45.1-362. Repealed
- § 45.1-380. Repealed
- § 45.1-383. Division of Geology and Mineral Resources; State Geologist
- § 45.1-384. General powers and duties of State Geologist
- § 45.1-385. Using or revealing information gathered
- § 45.1-386. Responsibilities and duties of the Division
- § 45.1-387. Printing and distribution of regular and special reports
- § 45.1-388. Disposition of materials that have served purpose of the Division
- § 45.1-389. Immunity from prosecution for trespass
- § 45.1-390. Division of Energy established; findings and policy; powers and duties
- § 45.1-390.1. Repealed
- § 45.1-391. Solar Energy Center; purposes
- § 45.1-392. Repealed
- § 45.1-393. (Repealed effective July 1, 2017) Biofuels Production Fund established
- § 45.1-394. (Repealed effective July 1, 2017) Biofuels Production Incentive Grant Program
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