Regulation of Mining Activity

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This is Article 2 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Regulation of Mining Activity.” It is part of Chapter 12 “Permits for Certain Mining Operations; Reclamation of Land”, which is part of Part A “Mineral Mines Generally”, which is part of Subtitle III “Mineral Mines”, which is part of Title 45.2 “Mines, Minerals, and Energy”. It contains 24 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 24 sections.

§ 45.2-1204	Permit Fee Fund
§ 45.2-1205	Permit required; fee; renewal fee; application; furnishing copy of map, etc., to landowner; approval by Department
§ 45.2-1206	Operations plan; reclamation; policy of Director
§ 45.2-1207	Special Reclamation Fund
§ 45.2-1208	Bond of operator
§ 45.2-1209	Review of operations plan and reclamation provision by Director; issuance of permit
§ 45.2-1210	Application for permit; adjoining landowners; local official
§ 45.2-1211	Succession of one operator by another at uncompleted project
§ 45.2-1212	Additional bond to be posted annually; release of previous bond; report of reclamation work
§ 45.2-1213	Notice of noncompliance served on operator
§ 45.2-1214	Collection of debts
§ 45.2-1215	Commonwealth to have lien for reclamation work
§ 45.2-1216	Perfection of lien; waiver of lien
§ 45.2-1217	Recordation and indexing of lien; notice
§ 45.2-1218	Priority of lien
§ 45.2-1219	Hearing to determine amount of lien
§ 45.2-1220	Satisfaction of lien
§ 45.2-1221	Additional bond to cover amended estimate of land to be disturbed
§ 45.2-1222	Interference with reclamation unlawful; other mining operations on land
§ 45.2-1223	Penalty for violation of chapter, etc
§ 45.2-1224	Assistance of federal, state, and local agencies
§ 45.2-1225	Injunction prohibiting mining operation
§ 45.2-1226	Appeals from decisions of the Department
§ 45.2-1227	Local standards and regulations; waiver of application of chapter; review for strict compliance with chapter