7 chapters · 195 sections in this title.
Miss. Code Ann. § 53-9-83 Lease of state coal deposits
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(1) This section applies where coal owned by the state under land, the surface rights to which are owned by a surface owner as defined in this section, is to be mined by methods other than underground mining techniques. (2) The state shall not enter into any lease of state coal d…
Miss. Code Ann. § 53-9-85 Enforcement and protection of water rights
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(1) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as affecting in any way the right of any person to enforce or protect, under applicable law, that person’s interest in water resources affected by a surface coal mining operation. (2) The operator of a surface coal mine shall replace…
Miss. Code Ann. § 53-9-87 Training, examination, and certification of persons responsible for blasting
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The commission shall promulgate regulations requiring the training, examination and certification of persons engaging in or directly responsible for blasting or use of explosives in surface coal mining operations.
Miss. Code Ann. § 53-9-89 Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation fund; deposit of funds
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(1) (a) There is created in the State Treasury a fund to be designated as the “Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Fund.” The fund shall contain three (3) accounts, designated as the “Surface Coal Mining Program Operations Account,” the “Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Account,” …