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QUESTION 3

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

State Non-Coal Solid Minerals Surface Mining Regulations Promulgated If Yes, When?
AL Y 1969
AR Y August 2, 1996
AZ Y Arizona State Mine Inspector - worker safety - since 1912; Mine Land Reclamation, 1994-96.
CA Y 1984; SMARA 1976
CO Y Ongoing since 1973
GA Y 1969, 1976
IL Y 1971
IN N --
IA Y 1988-90
KS Y 7/1/94
KY Y 2/22/95
ME Y 8/26/91--Chapter 200
MD Y 12/89
MS Y --
MO Y Effective 2/6/92
NV Y 10/90, Surface Reclamation
NJ Y 1954
NM Y 1993
NY Y 1978
NC Y First rules, 1976; new & amended rules have been promulgated at various times from 1976 to the present.
OH Y 1/75
OK Y 1983; amended 1998.
OR Y 1972 & subsequent sessions.
PA Y 1975, 1990
SC Y --
SD Y Laws on mining since 1970's; new regs. 1988. (Under authority of SDCL 45-6B. Does not apply to mine licensing under SDCL 45-6.)
TN Y 1972.
TX Y 1/76
VA Y 1978 Environmental; 1998 Worker safety.
WA Y 1971
WV Y 1/1/83
WI Y 1974
WY Y 1975


State Non-Coal Solid Minerals Underground Mining Regulations Promulgated If Yes, When?

AR

N

--

AZ

Y

Since 1912, Arizona State Mine Inspector.

CA

Y

1984; SMARA 19761.

CO

Y

Ongoing since 1973.

GA

N

--

IA

Y

1988-90.

KS

--

ME

Y

8/26/91, Chapter 200.

MO

Y

4/19/91 (Metallic minerals only).

NV

Y2

1975, Mine safety.

NM

N

The surface regs. cover surface impacts of underground mining.

NY

N

--

OK

N

Statutory law.

OR

Y

1972 & subsequent sessions.

PA

Y

1990

SC

N

--

SD

Y

Same as surface mining. Only applies to surface affects & impacts to environmental media.

TN

Y

1972.

VA

Y

1978 Environmental; 1998 Worker safety.

WV

Y

1/1/83, Surface affects only3.

WI

Y

1974.

WY

Y

1975.


1)If there is no "waste" deposited on land and no threat to water quality, an underground mine can be exempted from SWRCB regulations.

2)Statutes, not regulations. Statute is highly prescriptive--regs. not needed. (NRS Chapter 512.)

3)Deep mining is barely mentioned in one area.


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