Ala. Code § 9-16-99 (1975) Surface Mining Operations Not Subject to This Article

• Library: Alabama Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions.

The provisions of this article shall not apply to any of the following activities:

(1) The extraction of coal by a landowner for his own noncommercial use from land owned or leased by him;

(2) For surface mining operations affecting two acres or less, the regulatory authority may waive certain requirements of this article where those requirements will not affect the reclamation of the affected lands;

(3) The extraction of coal as an incidental part of federal, state or local government-financed highway or other construction under regulations established by the regulatory authority;