La. Admin. Code tit. 43 § XV-5373

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XV-5373 - Protection of Underground Mining

A. No surface coal mining activities shall be conducted closer than 500 feet to any point of either an active or abandoned underground mine, except to the extent that:

1. the nature, timing and sequence of the operations are jointly approved by the office, the Mine Safety and Health Administration, and the state agency, if any, responsible for the safety of mine workers; and

2. the activities result in improved resource recovery, abatement of water pollution, or elimination of hazards to the health and safety of the public.

B. Surface mining activities shall be designed to protect disturbed surface areas, including spoil disposal sites, so as to not endanger any present or future operations of either surface or underground mining activities.

La. Admin. Code tit. 43, § XV-5373

Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 5:395 (December 1979), amended LR 6:177 (May 1980), LR 14:441 (July 1988), LR 20:447 (April 1994).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:901-932.