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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and |
| 5 | | Reclamation Act is amended by changing Section 1.06 as follows:
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| 6 | | (225 ILCS 720/1.06) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7901.06)
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| 7 | | Sec. 1.06. Scope of the Act. This Act shall apply to all |
| 8 | | mining operations, except
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| 9 | | (a) the private non-commercial extraction of coal by a |
| 10 | | landowner or lessee
where 250 tons or less of coal are removed |
| 11 | | in any 12 consecutive months;
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| 12 | | (b) the extraction of coal incidental to the extraction of |
| 13 | | other minerals
where the coal does not exceed 16 2/3% of the |
| 14 | | total mineral tonnage mined;
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| 15 | | (c) coal exploration on Federal lands; and
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| 16 | | (d) the extraction of coal on Federal lands except to the |
| 17 | | extent provided
under a cooperative agreement with the United |
| 18 | | States in accordance with Section 9.03; and .
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| 19 | | (e) the extraction of coal as an incidental part of a |
| 20 | | federal, State, or local government-financed highway or other |
| 21 | | construction under rules adopted by the Department. |
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 81-1015.)
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