{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-761.12","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 761.12","heading":"Exception for existing operations.","body":"The prohibitions and limitations of § 761.11 do not apply to:\n(a) Surface coal mining operations for which a valid permit, issued under Subchapter G of this chapter or an approved State regulatory program, exists when the land comes under the protection of § 761.11. This exception applies only to lands within the permit area as it exists when the land comes under the protection of § 761.11.\n(b) With respect to operations subject to Subchapter B of this chapter, lands upon which validly authorized surface coal mining operations exist when the land comes under the protection of 30 U.S.C. 1272(e) or § 761.11.","path":["Title 30—Mineral Resources","CHAPTER VII—OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER F—AREAS UNSUITABLE FOR MINING","PART 761—AREAS DESIGNATED BY ACT OF CONGRESS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-30.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:24Z","sha256":"5cf9593423b576259dd6b3939c864bd320f64b4ee4444bb56ad9a6aab4f0dbe3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-761.11","next":"us/30-cfr-761.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}