It shall be unlawful for any operator to engage in surface mining in an area where the overburden shall exceed 10 feet in depth or where the operation will affect more than 10 acres during the permit year without first obtaining from the Department a permit so to do, in such form as is hereinafter provided.
225 ILCS 715/4
Necessity of permit
Known as the Surface-Mined Land Conservation and Reclamation Act
The act spans §§ 225-715-1 to 225-715-9 (20 sections).
P.A. 77-1568.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.