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TITLE 16ECONOMIC REGULATION
PART 1RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS
CHAPTER 12COAL MINING REGULATIONS
SUBCHAPTER GSURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION OPERATIONS, PERMITS, AND COAL EXPLORATION PROCEDURES SYSTEMS
DIVISION 5SURFACE MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS--MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR INFORMATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
RULE §12.136Maps: General Requirements

The permit application shall include maps showing:

  (1) all boundaries of lands and names of present owners of record of those lands, both surface and subsurface, included in or contiguous to the permit area;

  (2) the boundaries of land within the proposed permit area upon which the applicant has the legal right to enter and begin surface mining activities;

  (3) the boundaries of all areas proposed to be affected over the estimated total life of the proposed surface mining activities, with a description of size, sequence, and timing of the mining of sub-areas for which it is anticipated that additional permits will be sought;

  (4) the location of all buildings on and within 1,000 feet of the proposed permit area, with identification of the current use of the buildings;

  (5) the location of surface and subsurface man-made features within, passing through, or passing over the proposed permit area, including, but not limited to major electric transmission lines, pipelines, and agricultural drainage tile fields;

  (6) the location and boundaries of any proposed reference areas for determining the success of revegetation;

  (7) the locations of water supply intakes for current users of surface water flowing into, out of, and within a hydrologic area defined by the Commission, and those surface waters which will receive discharges from affected areas in the proposed mine plan area;

  (8) each public road located in or within 100 feet of the proposed permit area;

  (9) the boundaries of any public park and locations of any cultural or historical resources listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, and known archeological sites within the mine plan or adjacent areas;

  (10) each public or private cemetery or Indian burial ground located in or within 100 feet of the proposed permit area;

  (11) any land within the proposed mine plan area and adjacent area which is within the boundaries of any units of the National System of Trails or the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, including study rivers designated under Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act; and

  (12) other relevant information required by the Commission.


Source Note: The provisions of this §12.136 adopted to be effective April 7, 1997, 22 TexReg 3093.

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