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9-16-93
Section 9-16-93 Violations; inspection by authority; remedial actions; hearing; action
by Attorney General. (a) Whenever, on the basis of any information available to it, including
receipt of information from any person, the regulatory authority has reason to believe that
any person is in violation of any requirement of this article or any permit condition required
by this article, the regulatory authority shall immediately order an inspection of the surface
coal mining operation at which the alleged violation is occurring unless the same information
is available to the regulatory authority as a result of a previous inspection. When the inspection
results from information provided to the regulatory authority by any person, the regulatory
authority shall notify such person when the inspection is proposed to be carried out and such
person shall be allowed to accompany the inspector during the inspection. The regulatory authority
shall consult with all state and federal agencies charged...
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9-16-79
Section 9-16-79 Hearings and appeals procedure. Procedures for hearings and appeals
under this article shall be made as herein provided and in accordance with such general rules
and regulations as the regulatory authority may prescribe. These procedures shall take precedence
over the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, which shall in no respect apply to proceedings
arising under this article. (1)a. A determination by the regulatory authority as specified
by law shall be made promptly and shall include a statement as to the action to be taken and
reasons therefor. Notice of the determination or decision shall be promptly given to the parties
involved by delivery or by mailing such notices to their last known addresses. When the regulatory
authority gives a notice of determination, unless an appeal is filed by any person having
an interest which may be adversely affected with the chief hearing officer within 30 days
of such notice such determination shall be deemed final and not...
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22-22A-5
Section 22-22A-5 Powers and functions of department; representation of department by
Attorney General in legal actions. In addition to any other powers and functions which may
be conferred upon it by law, the department is authorized beginning October 1, 1982 to: (1)
Administer appropriate portions of Sections 9-7-10 through 9-7-20, which relate to permitting,
regulatory and enforcement functions; administer and enforce the provisions and execute the
functions of Chapter 28 of this title; Chapter 22 of this title; Article 2 of Chapter 23 of
this title; Chapter 30 of this title; appropriate portions of Article 1 of Chapter 27 of this
title; Sections 22-24-1 through 22-24-11; Sections 22-25-1 through 22-25-15; and Sections
22-36-1 through 22-36-10. (2) Acting through the Environmental Management Commission, promulgate
rules, regulations, and standards in order to carry out the provisions and intent of this
chapter; provided, however, that prior to the promulgation of any state primary or...
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22-27-2
Section 22-27-2 Definitions. For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall
have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) AGENCY. Any controlling
agency, public or private, elected, appointed, or volunteer utilizing methods approved by
the health department or the department for the purpose of controlling and supervising the
collection or management of solid wastes or recyclable materials. (2) ALTERNATIVE COVER. Material
other than earth used to cover a landfill or sanitary landfill. An alternative cover shall
be approved by the Department of Environmental Management in compliance with federal law and
United States Environmental Protection Agency rules or guidance to achieve a level of performance
equal to or greater than earthen cover material. (3) ASHES. The solid residue from burning
of wood, coal, coke, or other combustible material used for heating, from incineration of
solid wastes, or for the production of electricity at electric generating...
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9-16-106
Section 9-16-106 Provisions cumulative; certain laws not repealed. This article is cumulative
and is intended to preempt local, municipal, county and state regulation of surface coal mining
operations and to supplement existing state law and no part hereof shall be construed to repeal
or supersede an existing state law specifically enacted for the control, abatement or prevention
of water or air pollution. The Alabama Surface Mining Act of 1969 (Act 399, Regular Session
1969) now appearing as Sections 9-16-1 through 9-16-15, is not repealed as to the regulation
of the surface mining of clay, sand, gravel, ores, limestone, marble, dolomite, and other
minerals. The Little River Canyon Preservation Acts, Act 227, H. 49 and Act 524, H. 1225 of
the 1976 Regular Session (Acts of Alabama pages 243 and 669 respectively) are not repealed.
All other laws or parts of laws which are inconsistent with this article are hereby repealed.
(Acts 1981, No. 81-435, p. 682, ยง38.)...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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