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2025 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. Definitions
- § 45.2-1001. Limitations of chapter
- § 45.2-1002. Application of chapter
- § 45.2-1003. Authority and duties of Director
- § 45.2-1004. Training and certification of blasters
- § 45.2-1005. Conflicts of interest prohibited
- § 45.2-1006. Resisting, etc., Director or agent of the Director; penalty
- § 45.2-1007. Coal Surface Mining Regulatory Fund
Article 2. Regulation of Mining Activity
- § 45.2-1008. Coal exploration operations
- § 45.2-1009. Permit required for coal surface mining operation; term; transfer, etc.
- § 45.2-1010. Form and contents of permit application; fee
- § 45.2-1011. Operation and reclamation plans
- § 45.2-1012. Revision of permits
- § 45.2-1013. Approval or denial of permit
- § 45.2-1014. Public participation in process of issuing or revising permits
- § 45.2-1015. Decision of Director upon permit application; hearing; appeal
- § 45.2-1016. Performance bonds
- § 45.2-1017. Performance standards
- § 45.2-1018. Surface effects of underground coal mining operations
- § 45.2-1019. Inspections and monitoring
- § 45.2-1020. Enforcement of chapter generally
- § 45.2-1021. Civil and criminal penalties
- § 45.2-1022. Citizen suits; rights of citizens to accompany inspectors
- § 45.2-1023. Forfeiture or release of performance bond
- § 45.2-1024. Performance of reclamation operations by Director
- § 45.2-1025. Administrative review of notice or order issued under § 45.2-1020
- § 45.2-1026. Hearings
- § 45.2-1027. Judicial review of final order or decision or decision under § 45.2-1035
- § 45.2-1028. Designating areas unsuitable for coal surface mining
Article 3. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit; Replacement of Water Supply
- § 45.2-1029. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits
- § 45.2-1030. Replacement of water supply
Article 4. Abandoned Mine Reclamation
- § 45.2-1031. State Reclamation Program
- § 45.2-1032. Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund
- § 45.2-1032.1. Abandoned Mine Land Grant Retention Fund
- § 45.2-1033. Operator may perform reclamation; bidding; conditions; adjustment of required bonds; regulations
- § 45.2-1034. Eligible lands and water; priorities for expenditures
- § 45.2-1035. Right of entry, acquisition, disposition, and reclamation of land adversely affected by past coal mining practices
- § 45.2-1036. Commonwealth to have lien for reclamation work
- § 45.2-1037. Perfection of lien; waiver of lien
- § 45.2-1038. Recordation and indexing of lien; notice
- § 45.2-1039. Priority of lien
- § 45.2-1040. Hearing to determine amount of lien
- § 45.2-1041. Satisfaction of lien
- § 45.2-1042. Miscellaneous powers of Director
Article 5. Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund
- § 45.2-1043. Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund
- § 45.2-1044. Participation in Fund
- § 45.2-1045. Initial payments into Fund; renewal payments; bonds
- § 45.2-1046. Assessment of reclamation tax revenues for Fund
- § 45.2-1047. Special assessment
- § 45.2-1048. Collection of reclamation tax and penalties for nonpayment
- § 45.2-1049. Forfeiture of bonds on operations participating in the Fund; alternative remedies
- § 45.2-1050. Reinstatement to the Fund; recovery of Fund expenditures
- § 45.2-1051. Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund Advisory Board
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