30 CFR 761.12
§ 761.12 Exception for existing operations.
United States · 30 CFR — Mineral Resources · Status: effective
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- 30 CFR 761.12, § 761.12 Exception for existing operations, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/136299
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Full text
The prohibitions and limitations of § 761.11 do not apply to:
(a) Surface coal mining operations for which a valid permit, issued under Subchapter G of this chapter or an approved State regulatory program, exists when the land comes under the protection of § 761.11. This exception applies only to lands within the permit area as it exists when the land comes under the protection of § 761.11.
(b) With respect to operations subject to Subchapter B of this chapter, lands upon which validly authorized surface coal mining operations exist when the land comes under the protection of 30 U.S.C. 1272(e) or § 761.11.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.