Article 4 MINED-LAND CONSERVATION AND RECLAMATION
- 49-401. Short title.
- 49-402. Declaration of policy.
- 49-402a. Jurisdiction and authority vested in department of health and environment; powers, duties and functions conferred; abolition of board and office of executive director; application of document
- 49-402b. Appropriations, unexpended balances transferred, use; officers and employees, liability for accrued compensation assumed by department of health and environment.
- 49-402c. Property and records transferred; resolution of conflicts by governor.
- 49-402d. Rights saved in legal actions and proceedings.
- 49-402e. Officers and employees transferred; civil service status; benefits and rights retained.
- 49-403. Definitions.
- 49-404. Employment of inspectors and other personnel; contracts for technical services authorized; financial interest in coal mining operation prohibited; penalties for violation of prohibition; rules
- 49-405. Powers and authority of secretary.
- 49-405a. Training, examination and certification of certain persons responsible for blasting or use of explosives; rules and regulations requiring.
- 49-405b. Area designated as unsuitable for surface coal mining operations, when; petition to have area so designated or designation terminated; hearing; duties of secretary.
- 49-405c. Civil penalty for violation of permit condition or provision of act; determination of amount of penalty; hearing; criminal penalty for violations; civil penalty for failure to correct a viola
- 49-405d. Inspections, when; reports; signs, where, required information; violations; public records.
- 49-406. Permit to engage in surface mining; compliance with federal act required; annual statement of coal mined; application for permit, contents; notice of application for permit, publication; map a
- 49-407. Permit to engage in surface mining; approval, modification or denial; determination and order of secretary, contents; applicant to file schedule listing notices of violation; prime farmland ar
- 49-408. Reclamation of land; regulations of secretary; public waters, extent.
- 49-409. Revegetation of affected areas.
- 49-410. Amendment of permit, application; requirements; limitation on transfer, assignment or sale of rights granted under permit; revision or modification of permit.
- 49-411. Commencement of reclamation, when; grading.
- 49-412
- 49-413. Planting report; inspection and evaluation of vegetative cover.
- 49-414
- 49-415. Reclamation reports; release of bond, when; hearing; conduct of hearing.
- 49-416. Effect of revocation of permit or forfeiture of bond upon future permits.
- 49-416a. Review of notice or order; investigation and public hearing; order vacating, affirming, modifying or terminating notice or order; show cause order to suspend or revoke permit, hearing; assess
- 49-417. Reclamation by secretary; use of authorized funds; authority to contract; competitive bids; posting of bond or cash deposit by contractor; release of operator's bond, when.
- 49-418. Effect on existing laws.
- 49-419
- 49-420. Mined-land conservation and reclamation fee fund and mined-land reclamation fund; administrative expenses.
- 49-421
- 49-421a. Penalty for interference with performance of duties of department or its employees or agents.
- 49-422
- 49-422a. Judicial review.
- 49-423. Savings clause.
- 49-424
- 49-425. Interests in water resources not affected; replacement of water supply.
- 49-426. Civil action to compel compliance with act; limitations; award of costs of litigation; rights to seek other relief not restricted; action for damages for injuries.
- 49-427. Coal exploration operations; exploration regulations; trade secrets or privileged commercial or financial information confidential; limitations on amount of coal removed under exploration perm
- 49-428. Reclamation of land having abandoned mines; plans and programs developed by secretary; abandoned mined-land fund created; priorities in development of plans and programs; abandoned mines eligi
- 49-429. Application of act to underground coal mining.
- 49-430. Supplemental provisions.
- 49-431. Act not applicable to extraction of coal in certain circumstances.
- 49-432. Authority of secretary and department personnel to enter property for certain purposes; entry construed as exercise of police power; studies, exploratory work.
- 49-433. Acquisition of abandoned mined-land; findings required; eminent domain permitted, when; acquisition expenditures; disposition of revenue.