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§ 690-106.5. Track distance

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 52 P.S. Mines and MiningEffective: January 5, 2009

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 52 P.S. Mines and Mining (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 12. Bituminous Coal Mine Safety Act of 2008 (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 1. Preliminary Provisions
Effective: January 5, 2009
52 P.S. § 690-106.5
§ 690-106.5. Track distance
Currentness
(a) Determination by board.--Within 14 days of the initial meeting of the board, the board shall make a determination whether to promulgate regulations providing for exceptions to section 258(a.2).1 If the board decides to promulgate regulations providing for any of the exceptions described in subsection (b), any exceptions as approved by the board for proposed rulemaking shall become and remain in effect until the completion of the rulemaking process. Any exceptions approved by the board shall require the operator to make readily available a self-propelled transport vehicle with rubber tires in the working section for transportation of sick or injured miners.
(b) Exceptions.--The following exceptions to section 258(a.2) shall be considered by the board pursuant to subsection (a):
(1) Bleeder entry development.
(2) Development of longwall setup entries.
(3) Development of longwall recovery entries.
(4) Startup of a working section off mains or submains entries.

Credits

2008, July 7, P.L. 654, No. 55, § 106.5, effective in 180 days [Jan. 5, 2009].

Footnotes

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52 P.S. § 690-258.
52 P.S. § 690-106.5, PA ST 52 P.S. § 690-106.5
Current through Act 13 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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