Statute 49-411: Commencement of reclamation, when; grading.
An operator shall
commence the reclamation of the
area of land affected by its operation contemporaneous with the surface
mining of that area in accordance with a plan of
reclamation required by the mined-land conservation and reclamation act
and rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Except as otherwise
provided in the mined-land conservation and reclamation act or rules and
regulations adopted pursuant thereto, grading shall be kept current with
the operation as
required herein, and no permit or supplement to a permit shall be issued
if these practices are not current.
History: L. 1968, ch. 395, § 11; L. 1974, ch. 229, § 4; L.
1978, ch. 208, § 10; L. 1981, ch. 213, § 4; May 18.