KRS 350.075: Special permits for remining of previously affected areas -- Administrative

regulations.

(1) In order to bring about a more desirable land use or promote the public interest and

the environment, the cabinet may, at its discretion, issue special permit s for the

remining of previously affected areas, including but not limited to, secondary coal

recovery operations, such as coal extraction from coal refuse piles and coal recovery

from slurry ponds. Such permits may provide for alternate requirements for

revegetation, topsoil, bonding, premining data collection requirements, water

quality requirements where there are pre -existing pollutional discharges resulting

from previous mining, and other provisions which may encourage remining and

secondary coal recovery.

(2) The cabinet is hereby authorized to promulgate administrative regulations as

necessary in order to implement the provisions of this section.