{"data":{"id":"us/30-u.s.c.-1278","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 U.S.C. § 1278","heading":"Surface mining operations not subject to this chapter","body":"The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any of the following activities:(1) the extraction of coal by a landowner for his own noncommercial use from land owned or leased by him; and (2) the extraction of coal as an incidental part of Federal, State or local government-financed highway or other construction under regulations established by the regulatory authority.","path":["Title 30—MINERAL LANDS AND MINING","CHAPTER 25—SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc30@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:58:53Z","sha256":"bfd01fdcf1cb15f9d9f2a9dd2a3911454eabb14ceb4b2448dbbda1b977022fe0","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/30-u.s.c.-1277","next":"us/30-u.s.c.-1279"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}