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U.S. State Codes
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Title 59 - Mines and Mining
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Chapter 8 - Strip and Open ...
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Part 2 - Tennessee Mineral Surface Mining Law o...
Part 2 - Tennessee Mineral Surface Mining Law of 1972
§ 59-8-201. Short title.
§ 59-8-202. Definitions. [See contingent amendment to subdivision (3) and Compiler’s Notes.]
§ 59-8-203. Purpose of act.
§ 59-8-204. Powers of the commissioner.
§ 59-8-205. Permits, requirements and criteria -- Amendment -- Appeal upon failure to grant -- Renewal.
§ 59-8-206. Fees.
§ 59-8-207. Performance bonds.
§ 59-8-208. Mining and reclamation plans.
§ 59-8-209. Revegetation plan.
§ 59-8-210. Annual report to be filed with commissioner.
§ 59-8-211. Notice of noncompliance -- Forfeiture of bond.
§ 59-8-212. Tennessee surface mine reclamation fund -- Other available funds. [Current version. See second version of section and Compiler's Notes.]
§ 59-8-212. Tennessee surface mine reclamation fund -- Other available funds. [Contingent amendment. See first version of section and Compiler's Notes.]
§ 59-8-213. Utilizing services of other agencies or persons -- Compensation -- Funding.
§ 59-8-214. Right of access.
§ 59-8-215. State's power to acquire land affected by surface mining.
§ 59-8-216. Commissioner's power to effect reclamation subject to availability of funds.
§ 59-8-217. Acquisitions and disposals of land after reclamation.
§ 59-8-222. Civil and criminal penalties -- Enforcement -- Rights preserved.
§ 59-8-223. Injunctive relief.
§ 59-8-224. Supplemental nature of part.
§ 59-8-225. Immediate conformity to statutes or regulations required.
§ 59-8-226. Sanctions applicable only to mines in violation.
§ 59-8-228. Certain exploratory drilling regulated under Mineral Test Hole Regulatory Act exclusively.