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2018 Code of Virginia
Title 45.1 - Mines and Mining
Chapter 19 - Virginia Coal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1979
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 Repealed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 Repealed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 Repealed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. 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
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