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Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
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TITLE 16. ECONOMIC REGULATION |
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PART 1. RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS |
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CHAPTER 12. COAL MINING REGULATIONS |
| SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL |
| DIVISION 1. GENERAL |
| § 12.1. Objective |
| § 12.2. Authority, Responsibility and Applicability |
| § 12.3. Definitions |
| § 12.4. Petitions to Initiate Rulemaking |
| § 12.5. Notice of Citizen Suits |
| § 12.6. Availability of Records |
| § 12.7. Computation of Time |
| DIVISION 2. PERMANENT REGULATORY PROGRAM |
| § 12.9. Applicability |
| DIVISION 3. RESTRICTION OF FINANCIAL INTERESTS OF STATE EMPLOYEES |
| § 12.10. Responsibility |
| § 12.12. Penalties |
| § 12.13. Who Shall File |
| § 12.14. When To File |
| § 12.15. Where To File |
| § 12.16. What To Report |
| § 12.17. Gifts and Gratuities |
| § 12.18. Resolving Prohibited Interests |
| § 12.19. Appeals Procedures |
| DIVISION 4. EXEMPTION FOR COAL EXTRACTION INCIDENT TO GOVERNMENT-FINANCED HIGHWAY OR OTHER CONSTRUCTION |
| § 12.21. Applicability |
| § 12.22. Information To Be Maintained on Site |
| DIVISION 5. AWARDS OF COSTS AND EXPENSES |
| § 12.23. Costs and Expenses |
| DIVISION 6. EXEMPTION FOR COAL EXTRACTION INCIDENTAL TO THE EXTRACTION OF OTHER MINERALS |
| § 12.25. Scope |
| § 12.26. Application Requirements and Procedures |
| § 12.27. Contents of Application for Exemption |
| § 12.28. Public Availability of Information |
| § 12.29. Requirements for Exemption |
| § 12.30. Conditions of Exemption and Right of Inspection and Entry |
| § 12.31. Stockpiling of Minerals |
| § 12.32. Revocation and Enforcement |
| § 12.33. Reporting Requirements |
| SUBCHAPTER F. LANDS UNSUITABLE FOR MINING |
| DIVISION 1. GENERAL |
| § 12.69. Objectives |
| DIVISION 2. AREAS DESIGNATED BY ACT OF CONGRESS |
| § 12.71. Areas Where Surface Coal Mining Operations are Prohibited or Limited |
| § 12.72. Procedures for Compatibility Findings, Public Road Closures and Relocations, Buffer Zones, and Valid Existing Rights Determinations |
| DIVISION 3. CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATING AREAS AS UNSUITABLE FOR SURFACE COAL MINING OPERATIONS |
| § 12.73. Commission Obligations at Time of Permit Application Review |
| § 12.74. Responsibility |
| § 12.75. Criteria for Designating Lands as Unsuitable |
| § 12.76. Land Exempt from Designation as Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining Operations |
| § 12.77. Applicability and Restrictions on Exploration on Land Designated as Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining Operations |
| DIVISION 4. PROCESS FOR DESIGNATING AREAS AS UNSUITABLE FOR SURFACE COAL MINING OPERATIONS |
| § 12.78. Procedures: General Process Requirements |
| § 12.79. Procedures: Petitions |
| § 12.80. Procedures: Initial Processing, Record Keeping, and Notification Requirements |
| § 12.81. Procedures: Hearing Requirements |
| § 12.82. Procedures: Decision |
| § 12.83. Data Base and Inventory System Requirements |
| § 12.84. Public Information |
| § 12.85. Responsibility for Implementation |
| SUBCHAPTER G. SURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION OPERATIONS, PERMITS, AND COAL EXPLORATION PROCEDURES SYSTEMS |
| DIVISION 1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMIT AND EXPLORATION PROCEDURE SYSTEMS UNDER REGULATORY PROGRAMS |
| § 12.100. Responsibilities |
| § 12.102. Coordination with Requirements under Other Laws |
| DIVISION 2. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMITS AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS |
| § 12.103. General Requirements for Permits: Operators |
| § 12.104. Continued Operation under Interim Permits |
| § 12.105. Compliance with Permits |
| § 12.106. Permit Application Filing Deadlines |
| § 12.107. Permit Applications: General Requirements for Format and Contents |
| § 12.108. Permit Fees |
| DIVISION 3. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR COAL EXPLORATION |
| § 12.109. Scope |
| § 12.110. General Requirements: Exploration of Less Than 250 Tons |
| § 12.111. General Requirements: Exploration That Will Remove More Than 250 Tons of Coal or That Will Occur on Land Designated as Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining Operations |
| § 12.112. Applications: Approval or Disapproval of Exploration of More Than 250 Tons of Coal or That Will Occur on Land Designated as Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining Operations |
| § 12.113. Applications: Notice and Hearing for Exploration of More Than 250 Tons |
| § 12.114. Coal Exploration Compliance Duties |
| § 12.115. Public Availability of Information |
| DIVISION 4. SURFACE MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS--MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR LEGAL, FINANCIAL, COMPLIANCE, AND RELATED INFORMATION |
| § 12.116. Identification of Interests and Compliance Information |
| § 12.117. Right of Entry and Operation Information |
| § 12.118. Relationship to Areas Designated Unsuitable for Mining |
| § 12.119. Permit Term Information |
| § 12.120. Personal Injury and Property Damage Insurance Information |
| § 12.121. Identification of Other Licenses and Permits |
| § 12.122. Identification of Location of Public Office for Filing of Application |
| § 12.123. Newspaper Advertisement and Proof of Publication |
| DIVISION 5. SURFACE MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS--MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR INFORMATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES |
| § 12.124. General Requirements |
| § 12.125. General Environmental Resources Information |
| § 12.126. Description of Hydrology and Geology: General Requirements |
| § 12.127. Geology Description |
| § 12.128. Ground-water Information |
| § 12.129. Surface-water Information |
| § 12.130. Alternative Water Supply Information |
| § 12.131. Climatological Information |
| § 12.132. Vegetative Information |
| § 12.133. Fish and Wildlife Resources Information |
| § 12.134. Soil Resources Information |
| § 12.135. Land-Use Information |
| § 12.136. Maps: General Requirements |
| § 12.137. Cross Sections, Maps, and Plans |
| § 12.138. Prime Farmland Investigation |
| DIVISION 6. SURFACE MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS--MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN |
| § 12.139. Operation Plan: General Requirements |
| § 12.140. Operation Plan: Existing Structures |
| § 12.141. Operation Plan: Blasting |
| § 12.142. Operation Plan: Maps and Plans |
| § 12.143. Air Pollution Control Plan for Surface Mining |
| § 12.144. Fish and Wildlife Plan |
| § 12.145. Reclamation Plan: General Requirements for Surface Mining |
| § 12.146. Reclamation Plan: Protection of Hydrologic Balance |
| § 12.147. Reclamation Plan: Postmining Land Uses |
| § 12.148. Reclamation Plan: Ponds, Impoundments, Banks, Dams, and Embankments |
| § 12.149. Reclamation Plan: Surface Mining Near Underground Mining |
| § 12.150. Diversions |
| § 12.151. Protection of Public Parks and Historic Places |
| § 12.152. Relocation or Use of Public Roads |
| § 12.153. Disposal of Excess Spoil |
| § 12.154. Road Systems and Support Facilities |
| DIVISION 7. UNDERGROUND MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS--MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR LEGAL, FINANCIAL, COMPLIANCE, AND RELATED INFORMATION |
| § 12.156. Identification of Interests and Compliance Information |
| § 12.157. Right of Entry and Operation Information |
| § 12.158. Relationship to Areas Designated Unsuitable for Mining |
| § 12.159. Permit Term Information |
| § 12.160. Personal Injury and Property Damage Insurance Information |
| § 12.161. Identification of Other Licenses and Permits |
| § 12.162. Identification of Location of Public Office for Filing of Application |
| § 12.163. Newspaper Advertisement and Proof of Publication |
| DIVISION 8. UNDERGROUND MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS--MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR INFORMATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES |
| § 12.170. General Requirements |
| § 12.171. General Environmental Resources Information |
| § 12.172. Description of Hydrology and Geology: General Requirements |
| § 12.173. Geology Description |
| § 12.174. Ground-water Information |
| § 12.175. Surface-water Information |
| § 12.176. Alternative Water Supply Information |
| § 12.177. Climatological Information |
| § 12.178. Vegetative Information |
| § 12.179. Fish and Wildlife Resources Information |
| § 12.180. Soil Resources Information |
| § 12.181. Land-Use Information |
| § 12.182. Maps: General Requirements |
| § 12.183. Cross Sections, Maps, and Plans |
| § 12.184. Prime Farmland Investigation |
| DIVISION 9. UNDERGROUND MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS--MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN |
| § 12.185. Operation Plan: General Requirements |
| § 12.186. Operation Plan: Existing Structures |
| § 12.187. Reclamation Plan: General Requirements for Underground Mining |
| § 12.188. Reclamation Plan: Protection of Hydrologic Balance |
| § 12.189. Reclamation Plan: Postmining Land Uses |
| § 12.190. Reclamation Plan: Ponds, Impoundments, Banks, Dams, and Embankments |
| § 12.191. Protection of Public Parks and Historic Places |
| § 12.192. Relocation or Use of Public Roads |
| § 12.193. Underground Development Waste/Return of Coal Processing Waste to Abandoned Underground Workings |
| § 12.194. Subsidence Control Plan |
| § 12.195. Fish and Wildlife Plan |
| § 12.196. Diversions |
| § 12.197. Operation Plan: Maps and Plans |
| § 12.198. Road Systems and Support Facilities |
| § 12.199. Air Pollution Control Plan for Underground Mining |
| DIVISION 10. REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMITS FOR SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF MINING |
| § 12.200. Experimental Practices Mining |
| § 12.201. Prime Farmland |
| § 12.202. Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations on Areas or Adjacent to Areas Including Alluvial Valley Floors in the Arid or Semiarid Areas West of the 100th Meridian |
| § 12.203. Augering |
| § 12.204. Coal Processing Plants or Support Facilities Not Located Within the Permit Area of a Specified Mine |
| § 12.205. In Situ Processing Activities |
| § 12.206. Mining in Previously Mined Areas |
| DIVISION 11. REVIEW, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, AND APPROVAL OF PERMIT APPLICATIONS AND PERMIT TERMS AND CONDITIONS |
| § 12.207. Public Notices of Filing of Permit Applications |
| § 12.208. Opportunity for Submission of Written Comments on Permit Applications |
| § 12.209. Right To File Written Objections |
| § 12.210. Public Availability of Information in Permit Applications on File with the Commission |
| § 12.211. Public Hearing on Application |
| § 12.212. Notice of Public Hearing on Application |
| § 12.213. Continuance |
| § 12.214. Transcript |
| § 12.215. Review of Permit Applications |
| § 12.216. Criteria for Permit Approval or Denial |
| § 12.217. Criteria for Permit Approval or Denial: Existing Structures |
| § 12.218. Permit Approval or Denial Actions |
| § 12.219. Permit Terms |
| § 12.220. Conditions of Permits: General and Right of Entry |
| § 12.221. Conditions of Permits: Environment, Public Health, and Safety |
| DIVISION 12. ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DECISIONS BY THE COMMISSION ON PERMIT APPLICATIONS |
| § 12.222. Administrative Review |
| § 12.223. Judicial Review |
| DIVISION 13. PERMIT REVIEWS, REVISIONS, AND RENEWALS, AND TRANSFERS, SALE, AND ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS GRANTED UNDER PERMITS |
| § 12.225. Commission Review of Outstanding Permits |
| § 12.226. Permit Revisions |
| § 12.227. Permit Renewals: General Requirements |
| § 12.228. Permit Renewals: Completed Applications |
| § 12.229. Permit Renewals: Terms |
| § 12.230. Permit Renewals: Approval or Denial |
| § 12.231. Transfer, Assignment, or Sale of Permit Rights: General Requirements |
| § 12.232. Transfer, Assignment or Sale of Permit Rights: Obtaining Approval |
| § 12.233. Requirements for New Permits for Persons Succeeding to Rights Granted under a Permit |
| DIVISION 14. SMALL OPERATOR ASSISTANCE |
| § 12.234. Challenge of Ownership or Control, Information on Ownership and Control, and Violations, and Applicant/Violator System Procedures |
| § 12.235. Responsibilities: General |
| § 12.236. Program Services |
| § 12.237. Eligibility for Assistance |
| § 12.238. Filing for Assistance |
| § 12.239. Application Approval and Notice |
| § 12.240. Data Requirements |
| § 12.241. Qualified Laboratories |
| § 12.242. Assistance Funding |
| § 12.243. Applicant Liability |
| SUBCHAPTER J. BOND AND INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR SURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION OPERATIONS |
| DIVISION 1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INSURANCE AND BONDING OF SURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION OPERATIONS UNDER REGULATORY PROGRAMS |
| § 12.300. Definitions |
| § 12.301. Requirements To File a Bond |
| § 12.302. Requirement To File a Certificate of Liability Insurance |
| § 12.303. Commission Responsibilities |
| DIVISION 2. AMOUNT AND DURATION OF PEFORMANCE BOND |
| § 12.304. Determination of Bond Amount |
| § 12.306. Period of Liability |
| § 12.307. Adjustment of Amount |
| DIVISION 3. FORM, CONDITIONS, AND TERMS OF PERFORMANCE BOND AND LIABILITY INSURANCE |
| § 12.308. Form of the Performance Bond |
| § 12.309. Terms and Conditions of the Bond |
| § 12.310. Replacement of Bonds |
| § 12.311. Terms and Conditions for Liability Insurance |
| DIVISION 4. PROCEDURES, CRITERIA, AND SCHEDULE FOR RELEASE OF PERFORMANCE BOND |
| § 12.312. Procedure for Seeking Release of Performance Bond |
| § 12.313. Criteria and Schedule for Release of Performance Bond |
| DIVISION 5. PERFORMANCE BOND FORFEITURES CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES |
| § 12.314. Forfeiture of Bonds |
| § 12.317. Determination of Forfeiture Amount |
| SUBCHAPTER K. PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS |
| DIVISION 1. PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS--COAL EXPLORATION |
| § 12.325. General Responsibility of Persons Conducting Coal Exploration |
| § 12.326. Required Documents |
| § 12.327. Performance Standards for Coal Exploration |
| § 12.328. Requirement for a Permit |
| DIVISION 2. PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS--SURFACE MINING ACTIVITIES |
| § 12.330. Signs and Markers |
| § 12.331. Casing and Sealing of Drilled Holes: General Requirements |
| § 12.332. Casing and Sealing of Drilled Holes: Temporary |
| § 12.333. Casing and Sealing of Drilled Holes: Permanent |
| § 12.334. Topsoil: General Requirements |
| § 12.335. Topsoil: Removal |
| § 12.336. Topsoil: Storage |
| § 12.337. Topsoil: Redistribution |
| § 12.338. Topsoil: Nutrients and Soil Amendments |
| § 12.339. Hydrologic Balance: General Requirements |
| § 12.340. Hydrologic Balance: Water-Quality Standards and Effluent Limitations |
| § 12.341. Hydrologic Balance: Diversions |
| § 12.343. Hydrologic Balance: Sediment Control Measures |
| § 12.344. Hydrologic Balance: Siltation Structures |
| § 12.345. Hydrologic Balance: Discharge Structures |
| § 12.346. Hydrologic Balance: Acid-Forming and Toxic-Forming Spoil |
| § 12.347. Hydrologic Balance: Permanent and Temporary Impoundments |
| § 12.348. Hydrologic Balance: Ground-Water Protection |
| § 12.349. Hydrologic Balance: Surface-Water Protection |
| § 12.350. Hydrologic Balance: Surface and Ground-Water Monitoring |
| § 12.351. Hydrologic Balance: Transfer of Wells |
| § 12.352. Hydrologic Balance: Water Rights and Replacement |
| § 12.353. Hydrologic Balance: Discharge of Water into an Underground Mine |
| § 12.354. Hydrologic Balance: Postmining Rehabilitation of Sedimentation Ponds, Diversions, Impoundments, and Treatment Facilities |
| § 12.355. Hydrologic Balance: Stream Buffer Zones |
| § 12.356. Coal Recovery |
| § 12.357. Use of Explosives: General Requirements |
| § 12.358. Use of Explosives: Pre-blasting Survey |
| § 12.359. Use of Explosives: Blasting Schedule |
| § 12.360. Use of Explosives: Control of Adverse Effects |
| § 12.362. Use of Explosives: Records of Blasting Operations |
| § 12.363. Disposal of Excess Spoil: General Requirements |
| § 12.364. Disposal of Excess Spoil: Valley Fills |
| § 12.365. Disposal of Excess Spoil: Head-of-Hollow Fills |
| § 12.366. Disposal of Excess Spoil: Durable Rock Fills |
| § 12.367. Protection of Underground Mining |
| § 12.368. Coal Processing Waste Banks: General Requirements |
| § 12.369. Coal Processing Waste Banks: Site Inspection |
| § 12.370. Coal Processing Waste Banks: Water Control Measures |
| § 12.371. Coal Processing Waste Banks: Construction Requirements |
| § 12.372. Coal Processing Waste: Burning |
| § 12.373. Coal Processing Waste: Burned Waste Utilization |
| § 12.374. Coal Processing Waste: Return to Underground Workings |
| § 12.375. Disposal of Noncoal Wastes |
| § 12.376. Coal Mine Waste: Dams and Embankments: General Requirements |
| § 12.377. Coal Mine Waste: Dams and Embankments: Site Preparation |
| § 12.378. Coal Mine Waste: Dams and Embankments: Design and Construction |
| § 12.380. Protection of Fish, Wildlife, and Related Environmental Values |
| § 12.381. Slides and Other Damage |
| § 12.382. Pipelines |
| § 12.383. Contemporaneous Reclamation |
| § 12.384. Backfilling and Grading: General Requirements |
| § 12.385. Backfilling and Grading: General Grading Requirements |
| § 12.386. Backfilling and Grading: Covering Coal and Acid- and Toxic-forming Materials |
| § 12.387. Backfilling and Grading: Thin Overburden |
| § 12.388. Backfilling and Grading: Thick Overburden |
| § 12.389. Stabilization of Surface Areas for Surface Mining |
| § 12.390. Revegetation: General Requirements |
| § 12.391. Revegetation: Use of Introduced Species |
| § 12.392. Revegetation: Timing |
| § 12.393. Revegetation: Mulching and Other Soil Stabilizing Practices |
| § 12.395. Revegetation: Standards for Success |
| § 12.397. Cessation of Operations: Temporary |
| § 12.398. Cessation of Operations: Permanent |
| § 12.399. Postmining Land Use |
| § 12.400. Roads: General |
| § 12.401. Primary Roads |
| § 12.402. Utility Installations |
| § 12.403. Support Facilities |
| DIVISION 3. PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS--UNDERGROUND MINING ACTIVITIES |
| § 12.500. Signs and Markers |
| § 12.501. Casing and Sealing of Exposed Underground Openings: General Requirements |
| § 12.502. Casing and Sealing of Underground Openings: Temporary |
| § 12.503. Casing and Sealing of Underground Openings: Permanent |
| § 12.504. Topsoil: General Requirements |
| § 12.505. Topsoil: Removal |
| § 12.506. Topsoil: Storage |
| § 12.507. Topsoil: Redistribution |
| § 12.508. Topsoil: Nutrients and Soil Amendments |
| § 12.509. Hydrologic Balance: General Requirements |
| § 12.510. Hydrologic Balance: Water-Quality Standards and Effluent Limitations |
| § 12.511. Hydrologic Balance: Diversions |
| § 12.513. Hydrologic Balance: Sediment Control Measures |
| § 12.514. Hydrologic Balance: Siltation Structures |
| § 12.515. Hydrologic Balance: Discharge Structures |
| § 12.516. Hydrologic Balance: Acid-Forming and Toxic-Forming Materials |
| § 12.517. Hydrologic Balance: Permanent and Temporary Impoundments |
| § 12.518. Hydrologic Balance: Underground Mine Entry and Access Discharges |
| § 12.519. Hydrologic Balance: Surface and Ground-Water Monitoring |
| § 12.520. Hydrologic Balance: Transfer of Wells |
| § 12.521. Hydrologic Balance: Water Rights and Replacement |
| § 12.522. Hydrologic Balance: Discharge of Water into an Underground Mine |
| § 12.523. Hydrologic Balance: Postmining Rehabilitation of Sedimentation Ponds, Diversions, Impoundments, and Treatment Facilities |
| § 12.524. Hydrologic Balance: Stream Buffer Zones |
| § 12.525. Coal Recovery |
| § 12.526. Use of Explosives: General Requirements |
| § 12.527. Use of Explosives: Pre-Blasting Survey |
| § 12.528. Use of Explosives: Control of Adverse Effects |
| § 12.530. Use of Explosives: Records of Blasting Operations |
| § 12.531. Disposal of Underground Development Waste and Excess Spoil: General Requirements |
| § 12.532. Disposal of Underground Development Waste and Excess Spoil: Valley Fills |
| § 12.533. Disposal of Underground Development Waste and Excess Spoil: Head-of-Hollow Fills |
| § 12.534. Disposal of Underground Development Waste and Excess Spoil: Durable Rock Fills |
| § 12.535. Coal Mine Waste Banks: General Requirements |
| § 12.536. Coal Mine Waste Banks: Site Inspection |
| § 12.537. Coal Mine Waste Banks: Water-control Measures |
| § 12.538. Coal Mine Waste Banks: Construction Requirements |
| § 12.539. Coal Mine Waste: Burning |
| § 12.540. Coal Mine Waste: Burned-Waste Utilization |
| § 12.541. Coal Mine Waste: Return to Underground Workings |
| § 12.542. Disposal of Noncoal Wastes |
| § 12.543. Coal Mine Waste: Dams and Embankments: General Requirements |
| § 12.544. Coal Mine Waste: Dams and Embankments: Site Preparation |
| § 12.545. Coal Mine Waste: Dams and Embankments: Design and Construction |
| § 12.547. Protection of Fish, Wildlife, and Related Environmental Values |
| § 12.548. Slides And Other Damage |
| § 12.549. Pipelines |
| § 12.550. Contemporaneous Reclamation |
| § 12.551. Backfilling and Grading: General Requirements |
| § 12.552. Backfilling and Grading: General Grading Requirements |
| § 12.553. Backfilling and Grading: Covering Coal and Acid- and Toxic-forming Materials |
| § 12.554. Stabilization of Surface Areas for Underground Mining |
| § 12.555. Revegetation: General Requirements |
| § 12.556. Revegetation: Use of Introduced Species |
| § 12.557. Revegetation: Timing |
| § 12.558. Revegetation: Mulching and Other Soil Stabilizing Practices |
| § 12.559. Revegetation: Grazing |
| § 12.560. Revegetation: Standards for Success |
| § 12.562. Subsidence Control: General Requirements |
| § 12.563. Subsidence Control: Public Notice |
| § 12.564. Subsidence Control: Surface-Owner Protection |
| § 12.565. Subsidence Control: Buffer Zones |
| § 12.566. Cessation of Operations: Temporary |
| § 12.567. Cessation of Operations: Permanent |
| § 12.568. Postmining Land Use |
| § 12.569. Roads: General |
| § 12.570. Primary Roads |
| § 12.571. Utility Installations |
| § 12.572. Support Facilities |
| DIVISION 4. PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS--AUGER MINING |
| § 12.600. Auger Mining: Additional Performance Standards |
| DIVISION 5. SPECIAL PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS--OPERATIONS IN ALLUVIAL VALLEY FLOORS |
| § 12.610. Alluvial Valley Floors: Essential Hydrologic Functions |
| § 12.611. Alluvial Valley Floors: Protection of Farming and Water Supplies |
| § 12.612. Alluvial Valley Floors: Protection of Agricultural Uses |
| § 12.613. Alluvial Valley Floors: Monitoring |
| DIVISION 6. SPECIAL PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS--OPERATIONS ON PRIME FARMLAND |
| § 12.620. Prime Farmland: Applicability and Special Requirements |
| § 12.621. Prime Farmland: Soil Removal |
| § 12.622. Prime Farmland: Soil Stockpiling |
| § 12.624. Prime Farmland: Soil Replacement |
| § 12.625. Prime Farmland: Revegetation and Restoration of Soil Productivity |
| DIVISION 7. SPECIAL PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS--COAL PROCESSING PLANTS AND SUPPORT FACILITIES NOT LOCATED AT OR NEAR THE MINESITE OR NOT WITHIN THE PERMIT AREA FOR A MINE |
| § 12.650. Applicability |
| § 12.651. Coal Processing Plants: Performance Standards |
| DIVISION 8. SPECIAL PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS--IN SITU PROCESSING |
| § 12.660. In Situ Processing: Performance Standards |
| § 12.661. In Situ Processing: Monitoring |
| SUBCHAPTER L. PERMANENT PROGRAM INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES |
| DIVISION 1. COMMISSION INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT |
| § 12.670. Inspections by the Commission |
| § 12.671. Right of Entry |
| § 12.672. Availability of Records |
| § 12.673. Citizens' Requests for Inspections |
| § 12.674. Review of Adequacy and Completeness of Inspections |
| § 12.675. Review of Decision Not To Inspect or Enforce |
| § 12.676. Alternative Enforcement |
| DIVISION 2. ENFORCEMENT |
| § 12.677. Cessation Orders |
| § 12.678. Notices of Violation |
| § 12.679. Suspension or Revocation of Permits |
| § 12.680. Service of Notices of Violation, Cessation Orders, and Show Cause Orders |
| § 12.681. Informal Public Hearing |
| § 12.682. Formal Review of Notice of Violation or Cessation Order |
| § 12.683. Inability To Comply |
| § 12.684. Injunctive Relief |
| DIVISION 3. CIVIL PENALTIES |
| § 12.686. When Penalty Will Be Assessed |
| § 12.687. Point System for Penalties |
| § 12.688. Determination of Amount of Penalty |
| § 12.689. Assessment of Separate Violations for Each Day |
| § 12.690. Waiver of Use of Formula To Determine Civil Penalty |
| § 12.691. Procedures for Assessment of Civil Penalties |
| § 12.692. Procedures for Assessment Conference |
| § 12.693. Request for Hearing |
| § 12.694. Final Assessment and Payment of Penalty |
| DIVISION 4. INDIVIDUAL CIVIL PENALTIES |
| § 12.696. When an Individual Civil Penalty May Be Assessed |
| § 12.697. Amount of Individual Civil Penalty |
| § 12.698. Procedure for Assessment of Civil Individual Penalty |
| § 12.699. Payment of Penalty |
| SUBCHAPTER M. TRAINING |
| DIVISION 1. TRAINING, EXAMINATION, AND CERTIFICATION OF BLASTERS |
| § 12.700. Purpose and Scope |
| § 12.702. General Requirements |
| § 12.703. Training |
| § 12.704. Training Courses |
| § 12.705. Application |
| § 12.706. Examination |
| § 12.707. Certification |
| § 12.708. Recertification |
| § 12.709. Reciprocity |
| § 12.710. Applicability |
| SUBCHAPTER R. TEXAS ABANDONED MINE LAND RECLAMATION PROGRAM |
| § 12.800. Responsibilities |
| § 12.801. Definitions |
| § 12.802. Texas Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund |
| § 12.803. Eligible Coal Lands and Water |
| § 12.804. Reclamation Objectives and Priorities |
| § 12.805. Water Supply Restoration |
| § 12.806. Limited Liability |
| § 12.807. Contractor Responsibility |
| § 12.808. Eligible Noncoal Lands and Water |
| § 12.809. Reclamation Priorities for Noncoal Program |
| § 12.810. Exclusion of Certain Noncoal Reclamation Sites |
| § 12.811. Land Acquisition Authority - Noncoal |
| § 12.812. Lien Requirements |
| § 12.813. Written Consent for Entry |
| § 12.814. Entry and Consent to Reclaim |
| § 12.815. Appraisals |
| § 12.816. Liens |
| § 12.817. Satisfaction of Liens |
| § 12.818. Entry for Emergency Reclamation |
| § 12.819. Land Eligible for Acquisition |
| § 12.820. Procedures for Acquisition |
| § 12.821. Acceptance of Gifts of Land |
| § 12.822. Management of Acquired Land |
| § 12.823. Disposition of Reclaimed Lands |