Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart A - Preliminary Provisions
Article II - Statements of Policy
Chapter 14 - POLICY FOR EMERGENCY MINE SUBSIDENCE RELIEF
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
Section 14.2 - Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Eligible homeowner-A person whose dwelling, which he owns and in which he lives, has been damaged by mine subsidence sufficient to cause a mine subsidence emergency, and whose property is not otherwise insured against the total loss incurred and for whom the relief is not available through other State or Federal programs.
Mine subsidence emergency-A condition in which a sudden or unexpected movement of the earth under or near a dwelling caused by mine subsidence creates damage to the structural integrity of the dwelling sufficient to make the structure unsafe for occupancy.
