This article shall be known and cited as the Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act.
W. Va. Code § 22-3-1
Short title
Known as the Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act
The act spans §§ 22–22 (44 sections).
Applied in 25 court decisions — leading case Bragg v. West Virginia Coal Ass'n (2001)
Most recently applied in McElroy Coal Co. v. Michael and Patricia Schoene (April 2018)
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