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Code · U.S. Code · Title 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING · CHAPTER 25— SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION · SUBCHAPTER V— CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING · § 1278

§ 1278. Surface mining operations not subject to this chapter

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The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any of the following activities:
(1)the extraction of coal by a landowner for his own noncommercial use from land owned or leased by him; and
(2)the extraction of coal as an incidental part of Federal, State or local government-financed highway or other construction under regulations established by the regulatory authority.
(Pub. L. 95–87, title V, § 528, Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 514; Pub. L. 100–34, title II, § 201(a), May 7, 1987, 101 Stat. 300.)
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  • Pub. L. 95–87, title V, § 528
  • 91 Stat. 514
  • Pub. L. 100–34, title II, § 201(a)
  • 101 Stat. 300
  • Pub. L. 100–34
  • Pub. L. 100–34, title II, § 201(b)
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§ 1278
Surface mining operations not subject to this chapter
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 95–87, title V, § 528
Stat.91 Stat. 514
Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–34, title II, § 201(a)
Stat.101 Stat. 300
Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–34
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