{"data":{"id":"us-va/4vac25-130-761.3","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"4VAC25-130-761.3","heading":"Authority","body":"The Director is authorized by § 45.2-1028 of the Act to prohibit or limit surface coal mining operations on or near certain private, Federal, and other public lands, subject to valid existing rights and except for those operations which existed on August 3, 1977.","path":["Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources","Agency 25. Department of Energy","Chapter 130. Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Regulations","Part 761. Areas Designated by Act of Congress"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title4/agency25/chapter130/section761.3/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:13Z","sha256":"e7e827510123e4cbca15ba69cf5fc56fae85dc4361701df9c4451e3e0d31161c","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/4vac25-130-761.1","next":"us-va/4vac25-130-761.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}