§ 1396.4i. Designating areas suitable for reclamation by remining
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 52 P.S. Mines and Mining
52 P.S. § 1396.4i
§ 1396.4i. Designating areas suitable for reclamation by remining
(a) The department may, pursuant to the interim program established by this section, designate areas of this Commonwealth suitable for reclamation by remining surface mining activities, including bond forfeiture areas, where the department determines that reclamation pursuant to the requirements of this act is technologically and economically feasible. This section shall constitute an interim program allowing the department to declare areas suitable for remining pursuant to the criteria in subsection (b). The Environmental Quality Board may by regulation, promulgate criteria and procedures, in addition to the interim criteria and procedures set forth in this section, for declaring an area suitable for remining.
(c)(1) The department may accept proposals for declaring areas suitable for reclamation by remining from any person or the department may propose areas itself. Prior to the department's accepting a proposal to declare an area suitable for remining pursuant to the criteria in subsection (b), the person proposing designation of an area as suitable for remining must:
(3) The department shall prepare a detailed report on the proposed area within two hundred forty (240) days of its acceptance of a proposal for study based on the criteria outlined in subsection (b). The report shall contain enough background information on the proposed area to allow a mine operator to directly use its contents in the preparation of a proposal or permit application to remine all or part of the area.
(4) Prior to making any designation, the department will publish a notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin establishing a public comment period of at least thirty (30) days on the report. The comment period shall also be advertised at least once a week for two weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the proposed designation area.
(d) The designation of an area as suitable for remining creates no presumption that a mining permit will be issued in a designated area. Applicants for mining permits in areas designated suitable for remining must demonstrate to the department's satisfaction that all requirements of the acts and regulations promulgated thereunder, relating to permit issuance, have been met prior to permit issuance.
Credits
1945, May 31, P.L. 1198, No. 418, § 4.9, added 1992, Dec. 18, P.L. 1384, No. 173, § 8, effective in 60 days.
52 P.S. § 1396.4i, PA ST 52 P.S. § 1396.4i
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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