Sec. 1.06. Scope of the Act.

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Sec. 1.06. Scope of the Act. This Act shall apply to all mining operations, except:

(a)the private non-commercial extraction of coal by a landowner or lessee where 250

tons or less of coal are removed in any 12 consecutive months;

(b)the extraction of coal incidental to the extraction of other minerals where the coal

does not exceed 16 2/3% of the total mineral tonnage mined;

(c)coal exploration on federal lands;

(d)the extraction of coal on federal lands except to the extent provided under a

cooperative agreement with the United States in accordance with Section 9.03; and

(e)the extraction of coal as an incidental part of a federal, State, or local

government-financed highway or other construction under rules adopted by the Department.