The Energy and Environment Cabinet may adopt reasonable regulations for the reclamation of land disturbed or removed in the mining of clay. Such regulations shall encourage water impoundments and shall follow the standards established in Article III of the Interstate Mining Compact. The cabinet shall have the authority to adopt such regulations prior to the effective date of the Interstate Mining Compact and irrespective of whether the state becomes a member or withdraws from membership in the Interstate Mining Compact. Effective:June 29, 2017
KRS 350.240
Clay mining regulations
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Natural Resources & Environmental Protection Cabinet v. Kentucky Harlan Coal Co. (1993)
Most recently applied in Natural Resources & Environmental Protection Cabinet v. Kentucky Harlan Coal Co. (June 1993)
History: Amended 2017 Ky
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.