4VAC25-130-761.3. Authority.
The Director is authorized by § 45.2-1028 of the Act to prohibit or limit surface coal mining operations on or near certain private, Federal, and other public lands, subject to valid existing rights and except for those operations which existed on August 3, 1977.
Statutory Authority
§ 45.2-103 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 13, eff. March 27, 2013; amended, Virginia Register Volume 38, Issue 13, eff. March 31, 2022.
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