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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>345646</law_id><section_number>10.1-1406.2</section_number><catch_line> Conditional exemption for coal and mineral mining overburden or solid waste</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="38" identifier="10.1">Conservation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="II">Activities Administered by Other Entities</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="8" identifier="14">Virginia Waste Management Act</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to coal or mineral mining overburden returned to the mine site or <span class="dictionary">solid wastes</span> from the extraction, beneficiation, and processing of coal or minerals that are managed in accordance with requirements promulgated by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Energy.</p></section></text><history>1999, cc. 584, 613, 947; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 532.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
