Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 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).