Regulation of Mining Activity

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This is Article 2 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Regulation of Mining Activity.” It is part of Chapter 12 “Permits for Certain Mining Operations; Reclamation of Land”, which is part of Part A “Mineral Mines Generally”, which is part of Subtitle III “Mineral Mines”, which is part of Title 45.2 “Mines, Minerals, and Energy”.

It’s comprised of the following 24 sections.

§ 45.2-1204	Permit Fee Fund
§ 45.2-1205	Permit required; fee; renewal fee; application; furnishing copy of map, etc., to landowner; approval by Department
§ 45.2-1206	Operations plan; reclamation; policy of Director
§ 45.2-1207	Special Reclamation Fund
§ 45.2-1208	Bond of operator
§ 45.2-1209	Review of operations plan and reclamation provision by Director; issuance of permit
§ 45.2-1210	Application for permit; adjoining landowners; local official
§ 45.2-1211	Succession of one operator by another at uncompleted project
§ 45.2-1212	Additional bond to be posted annually; release of previous bond; report of reclamation work
§ 45.2-1213	Notice of noncompliance served on operator
§ 45.2-1214	Collection of debts
§ 45.2-1215	Commonwealth to have lien for reclamation work
§ 45.2-1216	Perfection of lien; waiver of lien
§ 45.2-1217	Recordation and indexing of lien; notice
§ 45.2-1218	Priority of lien
§ 45.2-1219	Hearing to determine amount of lien
§ 45.2-1220	Satisfaction of lien
§ 45.2-1221	Additional bond to cover amended estimate of land to be disturbed
§ 45.2-1222	Interference with reclamation unlawful; other mining operations on land
§ 45.2-1223	Penalty for violation of chapter, etc
§ 45.2-1224	Assistance of federal, state, and local agencies
§ 45.2-1225	Injunction prohibiting mining operation
§ 45.2-1226	Appeals from decisions of the Department
§ 45.2-1227	Local standards and regulations; waiver of application of chapter; review for strict compliance with chapter