2020 Code of Virginia
Title 45.1 - Mines and Mining
Chapter 14.2 - Coal Mine Safety Act
§ 45.1-161.73. (Repealed effective October 1, 2021) State-designated mine rescue teams
The Director may, upon the request of an operator or agent who employs a mine rescue team, designate two or more mine rescue teams as "state-designated mine rescue teams." Any team which is certified as a mine rescue team by the Mine Safety and Health Administration under 30 CFR Part 49 shall be eligible to be a state-designated team. Following the designation of any such teams, the Director shall, upon the payment to the Department of an annual fee, set by the Director based on current costs for maintaining mine rescue stations and personnel, assign two or more state-designated teams to the operator. An operator who has paid the rescue fee shall be entitled to the rescue services of a state-designated rescue team at no additional charge.
1985, c. 496, ยง 45.1-33.5:1; 1994, c. 28; 1996, c. 774.
