Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 21, May 25, 2024
Section 86.121 - Areas exempt from designation as unsuitable for surface mining operationsThis section and §§ 86.122-86.129 do not apply to areas on which:
(1) Surface mining operations were being conducted on August 3, 1977.(2) Surface mining operations have been authorized by a valid permit issued under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1-1396.19b), the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51-30.66), The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1-691.1001) or The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1-1406.21).(3) A person establishes that substantial legal and financial commitments in surface mining operations were in existence prior to January 4, 1977.The provisions of this § 86.121 adopted December 19, 1980, 10 Pa.B. 4789, effective 7/31/1982, 12 Pa.B. 2382; amended July 30, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 2473, effective 7/31/1982, 12 Pa.B. 2382; amended June 15, 1990, 20 Pa.B. 3383, effective 7/27/1991, 21 Pa.B. 3316; amended December 13, 1996, effective 12/14/1996, 26 Pa.B. 5962; amended October 8, 1999, effective 10/9/1999, 29 Pa.B. 5289; amended August 21, 2015, effective 8/22/2015, 45 Pa.B. 4904.The provisions of this § 86.121 amended under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1-1396.19a); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51-30.66); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1-691.1001); and sections 1920-A and 1930-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §§ 510-20 and 510-30).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 86.103 (relating to procedures); and 25 Pa. Code § 86.130 (relating to areas designated as unsuitable for mining).