|
9-16-83
Section 9-16-83 Permits - Contents of application; reclamation plan; copy of application
filed for public inspection; insurance; blasting plan. (a) Each application for a surface
coal mining reclamation permit under this article shall be accompanied by a fee as determined
by the regulatory authority, but not to exceed the anticipated cost of reviewing, administering,
and enforcing the permit. In no event shall the permit fee be less than one thousand dollars
($1,000). The regulatory authority shall develop procedures to enable the cost of the fee
to be paid over the life of the mine. The life of the mine means the term of the permit and
the time required to successfully complete all surface coal mining and reclamation activities
and obtain a full release of the performance bond for each bonded area. (b) The permit application
shall be submitted in a format prescribed by and satisfactory to the regulatory authority
and shall contain, among other things, all of the following: (1) The...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/9-16-83.htm - 13K - Match Info - Similar pages
9-16-89
Section 9-16-89 Performance bonds and bond releases. (a) After a surface coal mining
and reclamation permit application has been approved but before such a permit is issued, the
applicant shall file with the regulatory authority, on a form prescribed and furnished by
the regulatory authority, a bond for performance payable to the state and conditioned upon
faithful performance of all the requirements of this article and the permit. The bond shall
cover all lands disturbed by the surface coal mining operation and the amount of the initial
bond shall be such to cover that area of land within the permit area upon which the operator
will initiate and conduct surface coal mining and reclamation operations within the initial
term of the permit. As succeeding increments of surface coal mining and reclamation operations
are to be initiated and conducted within the permit area, the permittee shall file with the
regulatory authority an additional bond or bonds to cover such increments in...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/9-16-89.htm - 10K - Match Info - Similar pages
9-16-90
Section 9-16-90 Environmental protection performance standards. (a) Any permit issued
pursuant to this article to conduct surface mining operations shall require that such surface
coal mining operations will meet all applicable performance standards of this article, and
such other requirements as the regulatory authority shall promulgate. (b) General performance
standards shall be applicable to all surface coal mining and reclamation operations and shall
require the operation as a minimum to: (1) Conduct surface coal mining operations so as to
maximize the utilization and conservation of the solid fuel resource being recovered so that
reaffecting the land in the future through surface coal mining can be minimized; (2) Restore
the land affected to a condition capable of supporting the uses which it was capable of supporting
prior to any mining, or higher or better uses of which there is reasonable likelihood, so
long as such use or uses do not present any actual or probable hazard to...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/9-16-90.htm - 30K - Match Info - Similar pages
9-16-82
Section 9-16-82 Permits - Required; term; successor in interest; termination; renewal;
application. (a) No person shall engage in surface coal mining operations at a particular
location except as a subcontractor of the permittee of that location until such person has
been issued a permit by the regulatory authority for that location in accordance with the
provisions of this section. The term of a permit shall not exceed five years and shall
authorize the permittee to engage in surface coal mining operations within the permitted area,
unless sooner suspended or revoked in accordance with the provisions of this article. However,
if the applicant demonstrates that a specified longer term is reasonably needed to allow the
applicant to obtain the necessary financing for equipment and the opening of the operation
and that the application is full and complete for such specified longer term, the regulatory
authority may grant a permit for such longer term. A successor in interest of a...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/9-16-82.htm - 5K - Match Info - Similar pages
9-16-84
Section 9-16-84 Reclamation plans; contents. (a) Each reclamation plan submitted as
part of a permit application pursuant to the provisions of this article shall include, in
the degree of detail necessary to demonstrate that reclamation required can be accomplished,
a statement of: (1) The identification of the lands subject to surface coal mining operations
over the estimated life of those operations and the size, sequence, and timing of the sub-areas
for which it is anticipated that individual permits for mining will be sought; (2) The condition
of the land to be covered by the permit prior to any mining including: a. The uses existing
at the time of the application, and if the land has a history of previous mining, the uses
which preceded any mining; and b. The capability of the land prior to any mining to support
a variety of uses giving consideration to soil and foundation characteristics, topography,
and vegetative cover, and, if applicable, a soil survey prepared pursuant to...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/9-16-84.htm - 5K - Match Info - Similar pages
9-16-85
Section 9-16-85 Permits - Approval or denial by authority; filing of violation schedule;
issuance to mine on prime farm land. (a) Upon the basis of a complete mining application and
reclamation plan or a revision or renewal thereof, as required by this article, following
public notification and opportunity for a public hearing as required by Section 9-16-88,
the regulatory authority shall grant, require modification of, or deny the permit within 30
days and notify the applicant in writing of its action. The applicant for a permit, or revision
of a permit, shall have the burden of establishing that his application is in compliance with
all the requirements of this article. Within 10 days after the granting of a permit, the regulatory
authority shall notify the local governmental officials in the local political subdivision
in which the area of land to be affected is located that a permit has been issued and shall
describe the location of the land. (b) No permit or revision application...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/9-16-85.htm - 6K - Match Info - Similar pages
9-16-91
Section 9-16-91 Surface effects of underground coal mining; requirements; remedies.
(a) The regulatory authority shall promulgate rules and regulations directed toward the surface
effects of underground coal mining operations, and embodying the following requirements. In
adopting any rules and regulations, the regulatory authority shall consider all distinct differences
between surface coal mining and underground coal mining. (b) Each permit issued pursuant to
this article and relating to underground coal mining shall require the operator to: (1) Adopt
measures consistent with available technology in order to prevent subsidence causing material
damage to the extent technologically and economically feasible, maximize mine stability, and
maintain the value and reasonably foreseeable use of such surface lands, except in those instances
where the mining methods used requires planned subsidence in a predictable and controlled
manner. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/9-16-91.htm - 10K - Match Info - Similar pages
9-16-72
Section 9-16-72 Definitions. The following words and phrases, unless a different meaning
is plainly required by the context, shall have the following meanings: (1) APPLICANT. Any
person or legal entity who or which applied for a license or a permit to engage in surface
coal mining operations. (2) APPROXIMATE ORIGINAL CONTOUR. That surface configuration achieved
by filling and grading of the mined area so that the reclaimed area, including any terracing
or access roads, closely resembles the general surface configuration of the land prior to
mining and blends into and complements the drainage pattern of the surrounding terrain, with
all high walls and spoil piles eliminated; water impoundments may be permitted where the commission
determines that they are in compliance with this article. (3) COAL BROKER and COAL SALES AGENCY.
Those persons whose principal business is the buying and reselling of coal, or the negotiation
or soliciting of coal sales between operators and purchasers; where...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/9-16-72.htm - 7K - Match Info - Similar pages
9-16-81
Section 9-16-81 Licenses required; application; qualifications; fees. (a) All surface
coal mining operations shall be subject to this article, except as excluded in Section
9-16-99. (b) No person shall engage in or carry out on lands within the state any surface
coal mining operations unless such person is a citizen of the United States or, if not a citizen
of the United States, a person who is legally present in the United States with appropriate
documentation from the federal government and has first obtained a license in accordance with
this section. The term of a license shall be continuous and shall authorize the licensee,
subject to the other provisions of this article, to engage in surface coal mining operations
unless the license shall be suspended or revoked in accordance with this article. Suspension,
revocation, or subcontracting shall in no way relieve the licensee of his or her obligation
to comply with the reclamation requirement of this article. (c) An applicant for a...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/9-16-81.htm - 6K - Match Info - Similar pages
9-16-71
Section 9-16-71 Declaration of public policy and legislative intent; all land surface
mined under this article shall be reclaimed. (a) The objective of this article is to provide
for the safe, responsible and reasonable reclamation of lands upon which surface disturbances
will be created by surface mining and the surface effects of underground mining so as to protect
the taxable value of property and preserve natural resources within the state and protect
and promote the health and safety of the people of this state, consistent with the protection
of property and with maximum employment and the economic and industrial well-being of the
state. The Legislature finds and declares that the extraction of coal by surface mining provides
a major present and future source of energy and is an essential and necessary activity which
contributes to the economic and material well-being of the state. (b) The Legislature finds
that the unregulated or irresponsible surface mining of coal may cause...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/9-16-71.htm - 6K - Match Info - Similar pages
|