30 USC 1278 - Surface Mining Operations Not Subject to This Chapter

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any of the following activities:

(1) the extraction of coal by a landowner for his own noncommercial use from land owned or leased by him; and

(2) the extraction of coal as an incidental part of Federal, State or local government-financed highway or other construction under regulations established by the regulatory authority.

(Pub. L. 95–87, title V, §528, Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 514; Pub. L. 100–34, title II, §201(a), May 7, 1987, 101 Stat. 300.)

Sections:  Previous  1271  1272  1273  1274  1275  1276  1277  1278  1279  1281  1291  1292  1293  1294  1295  Next

Last modified: October 26, 2015