Sec. 5-155. In the Office of Mines and Minerals of the Department of Natural Resources.
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Sec. 5-155. In the Office of Mines and Minerals of the Department of Natural Resources. In the Office of Mines and Minerals of the Department of Natural Resources, there shall be a State Mining Board, which shall consist of 6 officers designated as mine officers and the Director of the Office of Mines and Minerals. Three officers shall be representatives of the employing class and 3 officers shall be chosen from a labor organization recognized under the National Labor Relations Act representing coal miners. The 6 mine officers shall be qualified as follows:
(1)Two mine officers from the employing class shall have at least 4 years' experience
in a supervisory capacity in an underground coal mine and each shall hold a certificate of competency as an Illinois mine examiner or Illinois mine manager.
(2)The third mine officer from the employing class shall have at least 4 years'
experience in a supervisory capacity in a surface coal mine.
(3)Two mine officers chosen from a labor organization representing coal miners shall
have 4 years experience in an underground coal mine and shall hold certificates of competency as an Illinois mine examiner.
(4)The third mine officer chosen from a labor organization representing coal miners
shall have at least 4 years experience in a surface coal mine.