Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 405 - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT CABINET - DEPARTMENT FOR NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 20 - Special Performance Standards
Section 405 KAR 20:090 - Underground only permits
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 350.151, 350.465
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 350.465 authorizes the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to establish environmental protection performance standards for all surface coal mining and reclamation operations. This administrative regulation establishes certain performance standards for underground only permits.
Section 1. Coal Recovery. Underground only mining activities shall be conducted to maximize the utilization and conservation of the coal, while utilizing the best appropriate technology currently available to maintain environmental integrity.
Section 2. Permanent Abandonment of Operations.
Section 3. Temporary Cessation of Operations.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 350.028, 350.151, 350.465