45 ILCS 50/1.2
Article II
Illinois · Illinois Compiled Statutes 45 ILCS 50 — Interstate Mining Compact Act. · Status: effective
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Article II. Definitions.) As used in this compact, the term:
(a) "mining" means the breaking of the surface soil in order to facilitate or accomplish the extraction or removal of minerals, ores, or other solid matter, any activity or process constituting all or part of a process for the extraction or removal of minerals, ores, and other solid matter from its original location, and the preparation, washing, cleaning or other treatment of minerals, ores, or other solid matter so as to make them suitable for commercial, industrial, or construction use; but shall not include those aspects of deep mining not having significant effect on the surface, and shall not include excavation or grading when conducted solely in aid of on site farming or construction.
(b) "State" means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a Territory or Possession of the United States. (Source: P.A. 79-231.)