Texas Natural Resources Code

§ 134.108 — STEEP SLOPE SURFACE COAL MINING

NR § 134.108Title 4. MINES AND MINING · Ch. 134. TEXAS SURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION ACT · Art. E. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

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(a)An operator of a steep slope surface coal mining operation, in addition to meeting the general performance standards of this subchapter:

(1)shall ensure that during surface coal mining on steep slopes, debris, abandoned or disabled equipment, spoil material, or waste mineral matter is not placed on the downslope below the bench or mining cut;

(2)shall backfill with spoil material to:

(A)return the site to the approximate original contour; and

(B)maintain the stability of the material after mining and reclamation; and

(3)may not disturb land above the top of the highwall.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 12.02(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.