Article 2 Regulation of Mining Activity

This article is comprised of the following sections:
  • §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