§ 45.2-1002 Application of chapter
A. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the extraction of coal:
1. By a landowner for his own noncommercial use from land owned or leased by him; or
2. As an incidental part of federal, state, or local government-financed highway or other construction under regulations established by the Director.
B. Any agency, unit, or instrumentality of the Commonwealth, or of federal or local government, including any publicly owned utility or publicly owned corporation of federal, state, or local government, that proposes to engage in coal surface mining operations that are subject to the requirements of this chapter shall comply with the provisions of this chapter.
History
This law was first created in 1979. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 290 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1979 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1984, chapter 590; in 1988, chapter 295.
1979, c. 290, §§ 45.1-259, 45.1-253; 1984, c. 590; 1988, c. 295; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.