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2025 Code of Virginia
Title 45.2 - Mines, Minerals, and Energy
Chapter 6 - Coal Mining Property, Interests, Adjacent Owners, and Dams
Article 1. Rights of Owners of Land Adjacent to Coal Mines
- § 45.2-600. Consent required before working mine near land of another
- § 45.2-601. Adjacent owner to be permitted to survey mine; proceedings to compel entry for survey
Article 2. Trusts for Coal Interests
- § 45.2-602. Petition to establish a trust for missing coal owners
- § 45.2-603. Advertisement upon filing of petition
- § 45.2-604. Court may declare trust; trustee sale of lease
- § 45.2-605. Duty of trustee; sale of lease; distribution of funds
- § 45.2-606. Payment of attorney fees, expenses, and court costs
- § 45.2-607. Production of coal by majority interest owner; petition to establish trust for known coal owners
Article 3. Emergency Seizure of Coal Property by the Commonwealth
- § 45.2-608. "Public uses" defined; mining, etc., of coal essential business; subject to seizure by Commonwealth
- § 45.2-609. Interruption of public uses; proclamation of emergency; seizure
- § 45.2-610. Additional powers of Governor to operate seized properties
- § 45.2-611. Virginia Fuel Commission; purpose; membership; compensation; staff; powers and duties; report
- § 45.2-612. Negotiating purchase or lease of coal properties
- § 45.2-613. Proceedings for condemnation
- § 45.2-614. Expense of acquiring and operating coal property; funds derived from operation
- § 45.2-615. Restoration of property to owner or operator
- § 45.2-616. Article subject to provisions of general law
Article 4. Coal Mine Refuse Impoundments and Retaining Dams
- § 45.2-617. Definitions
- § 45.2-618. Design and construction of retaining dam or mine refuse impoundment; designs and other data to be submitted to Chief
- § 45.2-619. Examination of retaining dam or mine refuse impoundment; potentially hazardous condition; plans to be submitted by operators
- § 45.2-620. Emergency notification and evacuation plan
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