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TITLE 16ECONOMIC REGULATION
PART 1RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS
CHAPTER 12COAL MINING REGULATIONS
SUBCHAPTER FLANDS UNSUITABLE FOR MINING
DIVISION 3CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATING AREAS AS UNSUITABLE FOR SURFACE COAL MINING OPERATIONS
RULE §12.76Land Exempt from Designation as Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining Operations

The requirements of this subchapter (relating to Lands Unsuitable for Mining) do not apply to:

  (1) lands on which surface coal mining operations were being conducted on August 3, 1977;

  (2) lands covered by a permit issued under the Act; or

  (3) lands where substantial legal and financial commitments in surface coal mining operations were in existence prior to January 4, 1977.

Source Note: The provisions of this §12.76 adopted to be effective April 7, 1997, 22 TexReg 3093; amended to be effective November 4, 1997, 22 TexReg 10640.

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