Who We Are What We Do Member States Publications Governing Document COALEX Information COALEX Topical List Conference Info Awards Links Site Map Contact Non-Coal Report Table of Contents Introduction   Question 1a Regulation of non-Coal Solid Minerals Question 1b Source of Operating Fund Question 1c Area(s) Regulated Question 1d Has your state ever regulated the mining of noncoal minerals? Question 2 Date of Legislation Question 3 Regulatory Framework Question 4a State Requirements / Terms Question 4b Exemptions Question 5 Premining Environmental Data Question 6 Lateral Distance Prohibitions Question 7 Documentation Requirements Question 8 Fee Requirements Question 9 Public Comment Process Question 10 Performance bonds Question 10a Types of Acceptable Bonds Question 10b Bonding amounts required Question 11 Bond Forfeiture and Permit Blocking Question 12 Enforcement Procedures Available Question 13 Mining and Reclamation Standards Question 14 Post-mining land uses following reclamation Question 15 Abandoned mine lands Incentives for reclaiming pre-law affected lands Question 16 Abandoned mine lands Pre-law affected lands & remining Question 17 State noncoal AML inventory Question 17a-d Abandoned mine lands Question 18 Personnel and Administration Question 19 Personnel and Budget Question 20a NPDES Regulatory responsibility Question 20b Air Regulatory Responsibility Question 20c Groundwater Regulatory Responsibility Question 20d Mine waste regulatory responsibility Question 20e Hazardous / Solid waste responsibility Question 20f Dam safety responsibility Question 20g Mine safety and health responsibility Question 21 Statistics Number of regulated operations Question 22 & 23 Statistics Number of acres permitted and reclaimed Question 24 Statistics Number of site inspections per year Question 25 Statistics Number of nonregulated or exempt operations Question 26 Mineral Commodities Question 27 Most significant problems Question 28 Special Experience Available Question 29 State publications useful to other states Question 30 Value and tonnage of noncoal solid mineral production Question 31 Other Comments Question 32 No data required. Question 32 requested that states submit a copy of their current regulations (current when the 1997 Edition was compiled) to IMCC along with the Noncoal Questionnaire. Question 33 State contact person
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