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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 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 |