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The provisions of Chapter 10 (\u00a7 45.2-1000 et seq.), including requirements for permits and bonds, shall apply to gas, oil, or geophysical operations located on any area for which a coal surface mining permit is in effect and shall be in addition to the requirements for gas, oil, or geophysical operations set forth in this chapter, except that well work and the operation of pipelines on an area that has been reclaimed by the surface mine operator or the Director shall be treated as postmining uses. The Director shall give special consideration to the development and adoption of variances from the postmining use requirements of Chapter 10 for gas, oil, or geophysical operations; however, all such variances shall be consistent with the provisions of Chapter 10.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":218557,"text":"Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as limiting the powers of the Director relating to coal surface mining operations and reclamation. 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This law was first created in 1982. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 347 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1982 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1984, chapter 590; in 1990, chapter 92; in 2013, chapters 47<\/a> and 129<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":66688,"section_number":"45.2-1000","catch_line":" Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1000\/"}],"permalink":{"id":224683,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59679,"identifier":"45.2-1601","token":"45.2\/IV\/16\/1\/45.2-1601","url":"\/45.2-1601\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1601\/","token":"45.2\/IV\/16\/1\/45.2-1601","dublin_core":{"Title":" Regulation of coal surface mining not affected by chapter","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1601","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as limiting the powers of the Director<\/span> relating to coal surface mining operations and reclamation. The provisions of Chapter 10 (\u00a7 45.2-1000<\/a> et seq.), including requirements for permits and bonds<\/span>, shall apply to gas<\/span>, oil<\/span>, or geophysical operations<\/span> located on any area for which a coal surface mining permit is in effect and shall be in addition to the requirements for gas<\/span>, oil<\/span>, or geophysical operations<\/span> set forth in this chapter, except that well<\/span> work and the operation of pipelines<\/span> on an area that has been reclaimed by the surface mine<\/span> operator or the Director<\/span> shall be treated as postmining uses. The Director<\/span> shall give special consideration to the development and adoption of variances from the postmining use requirements of Chapter 10 for gas<\/span>, oil<\/span>, or geophysical operations<\/span>; however, all such variances shall be consistent with the provisions of Chapter 10.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n REGULATION OF COAL SURFACE MINING NOT AFFECTED BY CHAPTER (\u00a7 45.2-1601)\n\nNothing in this chapter shall be construed as limiting the powers of the\nDirector relating to coal surface mining operations and reclamation. The\nprovisions of Chapter 10 (\u00a7 45.2-1000 et seq.), including requirements for\npermits and bonds, shall apply to gas, oil, or geophysical operations located on\nany area for which a coal surface mining permit is in effect and shall be in\naddition to the requirements for gas, oil, or geophysical operations set forth\nin this chapter, except that well work and the operation of pipelines on an area\nthat has been reclaimed by the surface mine operator or the Director shall be\ntreated as postmining uses. The Director shall give special consideration to the\ndevelopment and adoption of variances from the postmining use requirements of\nChapter 10 for gas, oil, or geophysical operations; however, all such variances\nshall be consistent with the provisions of Chapter 10.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 347, \u00a7 45.1-289; 1984, c. 590; 1990, c. 92, \u00a7 45.1-361.2;\n2013, cc. 47, 129; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}