Chapter 12. Permits for Certain Mining Operations; Reclamation of LandRead Chapter
- Article 1. General ProvisionsRead all
- § 45.2-1200
- Definitions
- § 45.2-1201
- Construction of chapter
- § 45.2-1202
- Authority of Director; enforcement of chapter by injunction
- § 45.2-1203
- Exemption for restricted mining
- Article 2. Regulation of Mining ActivityRead all
- § 45.2-1204
- Permit Fee Fund
- § 45.2-1205
- Permit required; fee; renewal fee; application; furnishing copy of map, etc., to landowner; approval by Department
- § 45.2-1206
- Operations plan; reclamation; policy of Director
- § 45.2-1207
- Special Reclamation Fund
- § 45.2-1208
- Bond of operator
- § 45.2-1209
- Review of operations plan and reclamation provision by Director; issuance of permit
- § 45.2-1210
- Application for permit; adjoining landowners; local official
- § 45.2-1211
- Succession of one operator by another at uncompleted project
- § 45.2-1212
- Additional bond to be posted annually; release of previous bond; report of reclamation work
- § 45.2-1213
- Notice of noncompliance served on operator
- § 45.2-1214
- Collection of debts
- § 45.2-1215
- Commonwealth to have lien for reclamation work
- § 45.2-1216
- Perfection of lien; waiver of lien
- § 45.2-1217
- Recordation and indexing of lien; notice
- § 45.2-1218
- Priority of lien
- § 45.2-1219
- Hearing to determine amount of lien
- § 45.2-1220
- Satisfaction of lien
- § 45.2-1221
- Additional bond to cover amended estimate of land to be disturbed
- § 45.2-1222
- Interference with reclamation unlawful; other mining operations on land
- § 45.2-1223
- Penalty for violation of chapter, etc.
- § 45.2-1224
- Assistance of federal, state, and local agencies
- § 45.2-1225
- Injunction prohibiting mining operation
- § 45.2-1226
- Appeals from decisions of the Department
- § 45.2-1227
- Local standards and regulations; waiver of application of chapter; review for strict compliance with chapter
- Article 3. Orphaned LandsRead all
- § 45.2-1228
- Orphaned Lands Reclamation Fund
- § 45.2-1229
- Survey; priorities for reclamation
- § 45.2-1230
- Agreements with owners or lessees; reclamation by Director
- § 45.2-1231
- Contracts for reclamation
- § 45.2-1232
- Acceptance of federal funds, gifts, etc.
- Article 4. Minerals Reclamation FundRead all
- § 45.2-1233
- Definition
- § 45.2-1234
- Minerals Reclamation Fund
- § 45.2-1235
- Membership in Fund; payments required
- § 45.2-1236
- Release of bonds and other securities
- § 45.2-1237
- Return of member payments
- § 45.2-1238
- Revocation of permits; reclamation work
- § 45.2-1239
- Collection of debt where cost of reclamation exceeds member's forfeited payments, etc.
- § 45.2-1240
- Decreases in size of Fund
- § 45.2-1241
- Order of return of payments
- § 45.2-1242
- Discontinuance of Fund
- § 45.2-1243
- Construction of article; Fund used solely for reclamation