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2021 Code of Virginia
Title 45.2 - Mines, Minerals, and Energy
Chapter 10 - Virginia Coal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1979
Article 1. General and Administrative Provisions
- § 45.2-1000. (Effective October 1, 2021) Definitions
- § 45.2-1001. (Effective October 1, 2021) Limitations of chapter
- § 45.2-1002. (Effective October 1, 2021) Application of chapter
- § 45.2-1003. (Effective October 1, 2021) Authority and duties of Director
- § 45.2-1004. (Effective October 1, 2021) Training and certification of blasters
- § 45.2-1005. (Effective October 1, 2021) Conflicts of interest prohibited
- § 45.2-1006. (Effective October 1, 2021) Resisting, etc., Director or agent of the Director; penalty
- § 45.2-1007. (Effective October 1, 2021) Coal Surface Mining Regulatory Fund
Article 2. Regulation of Mining Activity
- § 45.2-1008. (Effective October 1, 2021) Coal exploration operations
- § 45.2-1009. (Effective October 1, 2021) Permit required for coal surface mining operation; term; transfer, etc.
- § 45.2-1010. (Effective October 1, 2021) Form and contents of permit application; fee
- § 45.2-1011. (Effective October 1, 2021) Operation and reclamation plans
- § 45.2-1012. (Effective October 1, 2021) Revision of permits
- § 45.2-1013. (Effective October 1, 2021) Approval or denial of permit
- § 45.2-1014. (Effective October 1, 2021) Public participation in process of issuing or revising permits
- § 45.2-1015. (Effective October 1, 2021) Decision of Director upon permit application; hearing; appeal
- § 45.2-1016. (Effective October 1, 2021) Performance bonds
- § 45.2-1017. (Effective October 1, 2021) Performance standards
- § 45.2-1018. (Effective October 1, 2021) Surface effects of underground coal mining operations
- § 45.2-1019. (Effective October 1, 2021) Inspections and monitoring
- § 45.2-1020. (Effective October 1, 2021) Enforcement of chapter generally
- § 45.2-1021. (Effective October 1, 2021) Civil and criminal penalties
- § 45.2-1022. (Effective October 1, 2021) Citizen suits; rights of citizens to accompany inspectors
- § 45.2-1023. (Effective October 1, 2021) Forfeiture or release of performance bond
- § 45.2-1024. (Effective October 1, 2021) Performance of reclamation operations by Director
- § 45.2-1025. (Effective October 1, 2021) Administrative review of notice or order issued under § 45.2-1020
- § 45.2-1026. (Effective October 1, 2021) Hearings
- § 45.2-1027. (Effective October 1, 2021) Judicial review of final order or decision or decision under § 45.2-1035
- § 45.2-1028. (Effective October 1, 2021) Designating areas unsuitable for coal surface mining
Article 3. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit; Replacement of Water Supply
- § 45.2-1029. (Effective October 1, 2021) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits
- § 45.2-1030. (Effective October 1, 2021) Replacement of water supply
Article 4. Abandoned Mine Reclamation
- § 45.2-1031. (Effective October 1, 2021) State Reclamation Program
- § 45.2-1032. (Effective October 1, 2021) Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund
- § 45.2-1033. (Effective October 1, 2021) Operator may perform reclamation; bidding; conditions; adjustment of required bonds; regulations
- § 45.2-1034. (Effective October 1, 2021) Eligible lands and water; priorities for expenditures
- § 45.2-1035. (Effective October 1, 2021) Right of entry, acquisition, disposition, and reclamation of land adversely affected by past coal mining practices
- § 45.2-1036. (Effective October 1, 2021) Commonwealth to have lien for reclamation work
- § 45.2-1037. (Effective October 1, 2021) Perfection of lien; waiver of lien
- § 45.2-1038. (Effective October 1, 2021) Recordation and indexing of lien; notice
- § 45.2-1039. (Effective October 1, 2021) Priority of lien
- § 45.2-1040. (Effective October 1, 2021) Hearing to determine amount of lien
- § 45.2-1041. (Effective October 1, 2021) Satisfaction of lien
- § 45.2-1042. (Effective October 1, 2021) Miscellaneous powers of Director
Article 5. Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund
- § 45.2-1043. (Effective October 1, 2021) Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund
- § 45.2-1044. (Effective October 1, 2021) Participation in Fund
- § 45.2-1045. (Effective October 1, 2021) Initial payments into Fund; renewal payments; bonds
- § 45.2-1046. (Effective October 1, 2021) Assessment of reclamation tax revenues for Fund
- § 45.2-1047. (Effective October 1, 2021) Special assessment
- § 45.2-1048. (Effective October 1, 2021) Collection of reclamation tax and penalties for nonpayment
- § 45.2-1049. (Effective October 1, 2021) Forfeiture of bonds on operations participating in the Fund; alternative remedies
- § 45.2-1050. (Effective October 1, 2021) Reinstatement to the Fund; recovery of Fund expenditures
- § 45.2-1051. (Effective October 1, 2021) Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund Advisory Board
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