350.028 Powers of cabinet.
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The Energy and Environment Cabinet shall have and exercise the following authority and powers:
(1)To adopt administrative regulations after a hearing pertaining to surface coal mining
operations including strip mining and the surface effects of underground mining to
accomplish the purposes of this chapter;
(2)To conduct investigations and hearings under provisions of this chapter or
regulations adopted pursuant thereto;
(3)To issue, after an opportunity for a hearing, suspension orders or show cause orders
requiring an operator, permittee, or person to adopt remedial measures that are
necessary to comply with this chapter and administrative regulations adopted
pursuant thereto. Failure to attend a hearing shall be excused for good cause shown;
(4)To issue, after an opportunity for a hearing, a final order imposing civil penalties for
violations of this chapter or directing the Department for Natural Resources to
revoke a permit, when the requirements set forth by the notice of noncompliance,
order of cessation, or an order of the cabinet requiring remedial measures have not
been complied with according to the terms therein. When the secretary or his
authorized representatives determines that a pattern of violations of any
requirements of this chapter or any permit conditions required by this chapter exists
or has existed, and if the secretary or his authorized representatives also find that the
violations are caused by the unwarranted failure of the permittee to comply with any
requirements of this chapter or any permit conditions or that the violations are
willfully caused by the permittee, the secretary or his authorized representative shall
forthwith issue an order to the permittee to show cause as to why the permit should
not be suspended or revoked and shall provide an opportunity for a hearing. Failure
to attend a hearing shall be excused for good cause shown; and
(5)To adopt administrative regulations to allow the state to administer and enforce the
initial and permanent regulatory programs of Public Law 95-87, "Surface Mining
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977." Administrative regulations shall be no more
stringent than required by that law. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as
superseding, amending, modifying, or repealing any of the acts listed in Section
702(a) of Public Law 95-87, or any administrative regulation promulgated
thereunder.