Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Chapter 130 - COAL SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION REGULATIONS
Part 762 - Criteria for Designating Areas as Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining Operations
Section 4VAC25-130-762.14 - Exploration on land designated as unsuitable for surface coal mining operations

Designation of any area as unsuitable for all or certain types of surface coal mining operations pursuant to § 45.2-1028 of the Act and this Subchapter does not prohibit coal exploration operations in the area, if conducted in accordance with the Act, this chapter, and other applicable requirements. Exploration operations on any lands designated unsuitable for surface coal mining operations must be approved by the division under Part 772 to ensure that exploration does not interfere with any value for which the area has been designated unsuitable for surface coal mining operations.

Statutory Authority: § 45.2-103 of the Code of Virginia.