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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 |
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SUBCHAPTER G. SURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION OPERATIONS, PERMITS, AND COAL EXPLORATION PROCEDURES SYSTEMS |
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 |