Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS
Chapter 12 - COAL MINING REGULATIONS
Subchapter G - SURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION OPERATIONS, PERMITS, AND COAL EXPLORATION PROCEDURES SYSTEMS
Division 10 - REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMITS FOR SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF MINING
Section 12.206 - Mining in Previously Mined Areas

Universal Citation: 16 TX Admin Code § 12.206

Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025

(a) An applicant for a permit to conduct surface coal mining operations on lands eligible for remining must comply with this section.

(b) The application shall be made according to all requirements of this subchapter applicable to surface coal mining and reclamation operations and shall:

(1) to the extent not otherwise addressed in the permit application, identify potential environmental and safety problems related to prior mining activity at the site and that could be reasonably anticipated to occur. This identification shall be based on a due diligence investigation which shall include visual observations at the site, a record review of past mining at the site, and environmental sampling tailored to current site conditions; and

(2) with regard to potential environmental and safety problems referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection, describe the mitigative measures that will be taken to ensure that the applicable reclamation requirements of the regulatory program will be met.

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