Section 312 IAC 25-6-54 - Surface mining; revegetation; general requirementsAuthority: IC 14-34-2-1
Affected: IC 14-34
Sec. 54.
(a) Each person who conducts surface mining activities shall establish, on all affected land except water areas and surface areas of roads that are approved as a part of the postmining land use, a diverse, effective, and permanent vegetative cover of the same seasonal variety native to the area and that supports the approved postmining land use.(b) All revegetation shall be carried out in a manner that encourages a prompt vegetative cover and recovery of productivity levels compatible with the approved postmining land use, such that:(1) vegetative cover shall be capable of stabilizing the soil surface from erosion; and(2) if both the premining and postmining land uses are cropland, planting of the crops normally grown will meet the requirements of subsection (a).Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 25-6-54; filed Jun 21, 2001, 2:53 p.m.: 24 IR 3536, eff Dec 1, 2001; readopted filed May 29, 2007, 9:51 a.m.: 20070613-IR-312070146RFA; readopted filed Sep 19, 2013, 10:12 a.m.: 20131016-IR-312130125RFAReadopted filed 3/26/2019, 3:40 p.m.: 20190424-IR-312190011RFA