Alabama Surface Mining Act
Alabama · Conservation and Natural Resources · §§ 9-16-1 to 9-16-9 · 16 sections
Overview
The act regulates surface coal mining and the surface effects of underground coal mining, requiring operators to obtain a permit before mining and to reclaim the land they disturb. It establishes permit application, reclamation plan, performance bond, and liability insurance requirements, sets environmental protection performance standards for mining operations, and provides for public notice, public hearings, inspection and monitoring, penalties, and citizen suits. Administration rests with a designated agency authorized to adopt regulations and decide permit applications, with its decisions subject to administrative and judicial review, and the act also allows certain lands to be designated unsuitable for surface coal mining.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
Sections covered
- Ala. Code § 9-16-1Short Title.
- Ala. Code § 9-16-10Enforcement of Provisions of Article - Written Notices of Violations; Hearings; Entry of Orders by Director; Appeals from Orders of Director.
- Ala. Code § 9-16-11Enforcement of Provisions of Article - Institution of Civil Action for Enforcement of Final Order of Director; Engaging in Surface Mining Without Valid Permit; Willful Misrepresentations, Etc., in Applications; Rights of Exception and Appeal.
- Ala. Code § 9-16-1.1Legislative Findings.
- Ala. Code § 9-16-12Disposition of Fees and Penalties.
- Ala. Code § 9-16-13Administration of Article.
- Ala. Code § 9-16-14Applicability of Provisions of Article.
- Ala. Code § 9-16-15Article Supplemental; Repeal of Conflicting Laws.
- Ala. Code § 9-16-2Definitions.
- Ala. Code § 9-16-3Purpose of Article.
- Ala. Code § 9-16-4Permit for Engaging in Surface Mining Operations - Required; Exemptions; Applicability.
- Ala. Code § 9-16-5Permit for Engaging in Surface Mining Operations - Application; Issuance.
- Ala. Code § 9-16-6Permit for Engaging in Surface Mining Operations - Amendments.
- Ala. Code § 9-16-7Duties of Operators.
- Ala. Code § 9-16-8Bonds, Cash Deposits, or Securities Deposits of Operators.
- Ala. Code § 9-16-9Right of Entry Upon Lands for Inspections as to Compliance with Provisions of Article.
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