Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
TITLE 460. Department of Mines |
Chapter 20. The Permanent Regulations Governing the Coal Reclamation Act of 1979 |
Subchapter 6. Exemption for Coal Extraction Incident to Government-Financed Highway or Other Construction |
SECTION 460:20-6-1. Purpose
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- (a) This Subchapter establishes the procedures for determining those surface coal mining and reclamation operations which are exempt from the Act and this Chapter because the extraction of coal is an incidental part of Federal, State, or local government-financed highway or other construction.(b) This Subchapter exempts the extraction of coal which is incidental to government-financed construction from the requirements of the Act and this Chapter, If that extraction meets specified criteria which ensure that the construction is government-financed and that the extraction of coal is incidental to it.