{"data":{"id":"us-va/4vac25-130-762.13","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"4VAC25-130-762.13","heading":"Land exempt from designation as unsuitable for surface coal mining operations","body":"The requirements of this Part do not apply to:\n\n(a) Lands on which surface coal mining operations were being conducted on August 3, 1977;\n\n(b) Lands covered by a permit issued under the Act; or\n\n(c) Lands where substantial legal and financial commitments in surface coal mining operations were in existence prior to January 4, 1977.","path":["Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources","Agency 25. Department of Energy","Chapter 130. Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Regulations","Part 762. Criteria for Designating Areas as Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining Operations"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title4/agency25/chapter130/section762.13/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:13Z","sha256":"9cc1f37b386b3b9a0674dfb77545e0574b938c1d020147176d775f7859a67b2c","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/4vac25-130-762.11","next":"us-va/4vac25-130-762.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}