16 Tex. Admin. Code § 12.206 - Mining in Previously Mined Areas
(a) An
applicant for a permit to conduct surface coal mining operations on lands
eligible for remining must comply with this section.
(b) The application shall be made according
to all requirements of this subchapter applicable to surface coal mining and
reclamation operations and shall:
(1) to the
extent not otherwise addressed in the permit application, identify potential
environmental and safety problems related to prior mining activity at the site
and that could be reasonably anticipated to occur. This identification shall be
based on a due diligence investigation which shall include visual observations
at the site, a record review of past mining at the site, and environmental
sampling tailored to current site conditions; and
(2) with regard to potential environmental
and safety problems referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection, describe
the mitigative measures that will be taken to ensure that the applicable
reclamation requirements of the regulatory program will be met.
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