{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-762.13","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 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(a) Lands on which surface coal mining operations were being conducted on the date of enactment of the Act;\n(b) Lands covered by a permit issued under the Act; or\n(c) Lands where substantial legal and financial commitments in surface coal mining operations were in existence prior to January 4, 1977.","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 762—CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATING AREAS AS UNSUITABLE FOR SURFACE COAL MINING OPERATIONS"],"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":"31a84384f6ac0e9f020ffa531336f21e4896cf39e27dafef183892a7fa329476","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-762.12","next":"us/30-cfr-762.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}