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Title 15, Title 15. Conservation of Natural Resources

31 chapters · 1,004 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 151,004 Ch 1533, Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing127 Ch 1547, Chapter 1547 | Watercraft And Waterways85 Ch 1567, Chapter 1567 | Mine Equipment; Safet…77 Ch 1509, Chapter 1509 | Division Of Oil And G…72 Ch 1513, Chapter 1513 | Coal Surface Mining51 Ch 1563, Chapter 1563 | Mine Construction, Ma…45 Ch 1531, Chapter 1531 | Division Of Wildlife43 Ch 1561, Chapter 1561 | Division Of Mineral R…41 Ch 1521, Chapter 1521 | Division Of Water Res…40 Ch 1545, Chapter 1545 | Park Districts40 Ch 1503, Chapter 1503 | Division Of Forestry37 Ch 1514, Chapter 1514 | Other Surface Mining35 Ch 1506, Chapter 1506 | Coastal Management34 Ch 1546, Chapter 1546 | Division Of Parks And…34

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.01 Coal surface mining definitions
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As used in this chapter: (A) "Approximate original contour" means that surface configuration achieved by backfilling and grading of a mined area so that the reclaimed area, including any terracing or access roads, closely resembles the general surface configuration of the land pr…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.02 Chief of division of mineral resources management - powers and duties
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(A) The division of mineral resources management shall administer, enforce, and implement this chapter. The chief of the division of mineral resources management shall do all of the following: (1) Adopt, amend, and rescind rules:(a) To administer and enforce this chapter;(b) To i…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.03 Mineral resources inspectors - right of entry
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The chief of the division of mineral resources management shall designate certain employees of the division as mineral resources inspectors for the purpose of enforcing the coal mining laws and the surface mining laws. Those inspectors may enter upon and inspect any coal or surfa…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.04 Prohibited acts
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No employee of the state performing any function or duty under Chapter 1513. or 1514. of the Revised Code shall:(A) Engage in coal or surface mining operations as a sole proprietor or as a partner;(B) Be an officer, director, stockholder, owner, or part-owner of any corporation e…

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.05 Reclamation commission

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There is hereby created a reclamation commission consisting of seven members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. For the purposes of hearing appeals under section 1513.13 of the Revised Code that involve mine safety issues, the reclamation commiss…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.07 Coal mining and reclamation permit - application or renewal - reclamation plan

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(A)(1) No operator shall conduct a coal mining operation without a permit for the operation issued by the chief of the division of mineral resources management. (2) All permits issued pursuant to this chapter shall be issued for a term not to exceed five years, except that, if th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.071 Submission of advertisement and notice of application for permit or significant revision

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(A) Simultaneously with the filing of an application for a permit or significant revision of an existing permit under section 1513.07 of the Revised Code, the applicant shall submit to the chief of the division of mineral resources management a copy of the applicant's advertiseme…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.072 Administrative rules for coal exploration operations

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(A) Coal exploration operations that substantially disturb the natural land surface shall be conducted in accordance with exploration rules adopted by the chief of the division of mineral resources management. The rules shall include, at a minimum:(1) The requirement that prior t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.073 Designating areas as unsuitable for coal mining operations

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(A)(1) Upon petition pursuant to division (B) of this section, the chief of the division of mineral resources management shall designate an area as unsuitable for all or certain types of coal mining operations if the chief determines that reclamation pursuant to the requirements …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.074 Application for extension of permit to contiguous land

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An operator may file an application for an extension of a currently active permit to land contiguous to the permit area of the permit. The application shall be subject to the full standards applicable to new applications under this chapter, except that the applicant may incorpora…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.075 Potential acidity and neutralization of disturbed strata

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Potential acidity" means a laboratory measurement of the amount of acidity that could be produced by material in a rock strata proposed to be disturbed by mining and that is expressed by a numeral indicating the number of tons of that acidity tha…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.076 Agency coordination and cooperation respecting permits

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The director of environmental protection and the director of natural resources shall jointly establish procedures that do all of the following: (A) Provide for the coordination of the issuance of coal mining and reclamation permits under this chapter and permits and certification…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.08 Filing performance bond or deposit of cash or securities

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(A) After a coal mining and reclamation permit application has been approved, the applicant shall file with the chief of the division of mineral resources management, on a form prescribed and furnished by the chief, the performance security required under this section that shall …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.081 Priority lien where permittee becomes insolvent or alternative not provided

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(A) If a permittee becomes insolvent, or an alternative financial security to provide long-term water treatment or a long-term alternative water supply, or both, is not provided in accordance with division (F)(8) of section 1513.16 of the Revised Code, the division of mineral res…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.09 Inspections of coal mining and reclamation operations

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(A) The chief of the division of mineral resources management shall cause to be made such inspections of any coal mining and reclamation operations as the chief considers necessary. The chief and authorized representatives of the chief have a right of entry to, upon, or through a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.11 Order of chief or representative shall be in writing

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Every order of the chief of the division of mineral resources management or an authorized representative of the chief affecting the rights, duties, or privileges of an operator or the operator's surety or of an applicant for a license or permit shall be in writing and contain a f…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.13 Appeal to reclamation commission

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(A)(1) Any person having an interest that is or may be adversely affected by a notice of violation, order, or decision of the chief of the division of mineral resources management, other than a show cause order or an order that adopts a rule, or by any modification, vacation, or …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.131 Public adjudicatory hearings

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For the purpose of conducting any public adjudicatory hearing under this chapter, the chief, or the reclamation commission may require the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, records, and papers, and may, and at the request of any party, shall issue subpoenas for…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.14 Appeal to court of appeals

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(A) Any party aggrieved or adversely affected by a decision of the reclamation commission may appeal to the court of appeals for the county in which the activity addressed by the decision of the commission occurred, is occurring, or will occur, which court has exclusive jurisdict…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.15 Requesting attorney general to institute civil action

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(A) In addition to any other remedy under this chapter, the chief of the division of mineral resources management may request the attorney general to institute a civil action for relief, including a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or any other appropriate or…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.16 Performance standards

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(A) Any permit issued under this chapter to conduct coal mining operations shall require that the operations meet all applicable performance standards of this chapter and such other requirements as the chief of the division of mineral resources management shall adopt by rule. Gen…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.161 Explosives - rules

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(A) An operator shall use explosives only in accordance with Chapter 1567. of the Revised Code and rules adopted pursuant thereto by the chief of the division of mineral resources management, and in accordance with this section and rules adopted pursuant thereto by the chief, and…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.162 Operator to replace water supply

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(A) The operator of a coal mining operation shall replace the water supply of an owner of interest in real property who obtains all or part of his supply of water for domestic, agricultural, industrial, or other legitimate use from an underground or surface source where the suppl…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.17 Prohibited acts

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(A) No person shall:(1) Engage in coal mining or conduct a coal mining operation without a permit issued by the chief of the division of mineral resources management;(2) Knowingly violate a condition or exceed the limits of a permit;(3) Knowingly fail to comply with an order of t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.171 Tax credit for reclamation outside permit area

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(A) For the purpose of claiming a credit under section 5749.11 of the Revised Code, an operator with a valid permit issued under section 1513.07 of the Revised Code may submit an application to the chief of the division of mineral resources management to perform reclamation on la…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.18 Reclamation forfeiture fund

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(A) All money that becomes the property of the state under division (G) of section 1513.16 of the Revised Code shall be deposited in the reclamation forfeiture fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury. Disbursements from the fund shall be made by the chief of the divis…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.182 Reclamation forfeiture fund advisory board

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(A) There is hereby created the reclamation forfeiture fund advisory board consisting of the director of natural resources, the director of insurance, and seven members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Of the governor's appointments, one shall …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.20 Purchase or acquisition of eroded land

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The chief of the division of mineral resources management, with the approval of the director of natural resources, may purchase or acquire by gift, donation, or contribution any eroded land, including land affected by strip mining, for which no cash is held in the reclamation for…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.21 Chief of division shall reclaim land

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From moneys appropriated for this purpose, the chief of the division of mineral resources management shall reclaim any land or tract of land acquired pursuant to section 1513.20 of the Revised Code in such manner that, after reclamation, such land or tract shall be suitable for a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.22 Plan of reclamation and estimate of cost

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Before proceeding to reclaim any land or tract of land acquired pursuant to section 1513.20 of the Revised Code, the chief of the division of mineral resources management shall determine the purpose or purposes for which such land or tract should be devoted after reclamation and …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.23 Studies, surveys and maps for planning reclamation

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In determining the purpose or purposes for which any land or tract of land should be devoted after reclamation and in preparing a plan of reclamation, the chief of the division of mineral resources management may call to the chief's assistance, temporarily, any engineers or other…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.24 Implementing reclamation plan

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After a plan of reclamation is approved by the director of natural resources, the chief of the division of mineral resources management, from any moneys appropriated for the reclamation of strip mined lands, shall proceed to carry out the plan.With the approval of the director, t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.25 Transferring or selling reclaimed land or interest in land

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After completion of the reclamation of a tract of land acquired pursuant to section 1513.20 of the Revised Code, the chief of the division of mineral resources management may, if the land is suitable to the uses of any other department, division, office, or institution of the sta…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.26 Annual report

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The chief of the division of mineral resources management shall make an annual report to the governor and to the general assembly. The report shall identify each reclamation project, state the number of acres reclaimed by the division or persons with whom it contracts under secti…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.27 Reclaiming land at state expense

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As used in this section and sections 1513.28, 1513.30, 1513.31, and 1513.32 of the Revised Code, "damage to adjacent property" means physical injury or harm to nearby property caused by the unreclaimed condition of lands mined prior to April 10, 1972, or pursuant to a license iss…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.28 Applications for reclamation grants

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The chief of the division of mineral resources management, with the approval of the director of natural resources, may make grants of money from the mining regulation and safety fund created by section 1513.30 of the Revised Code for the payment by the state of up to seventy-five…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.30 Mining regulation and safety fund; selection of project areas

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(A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the mining regulation and safety fund, to be administered by the chief of the division of mineral resources management. The fund shall be used for the following purposes:(1) Reclaiming land, public or private, affected by mining, …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.31 Grants from mining regulation and safety fund - application - determination

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For the purpose of promoting local or regional economic or community development, the chief of the division of mineral resources management, with the approval of the director of natural resources, may make grants of money from the mining regulation and safety fund created by sect…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.32 Agreements for state entry and use of funds to reclaim land

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For the purpose of promoting local or regional economic or community development, the chief of the division of mineral resources management, with the approval of the director of natural resources, may enter into a written agreement, which may be in the form of a contract, with a …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.33 Grant constitutes loan by state to community improvement or nonprofit corporation

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The amount of any grant to a community improvement corporation or nonprofit corporation made under section 1513.31 of the Revised Code or the state's expenses incurred in reclaiming unreclaimed land owned by a community improvement corporation or nonprofit corporation under secti…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.34 Education and training for mineral resources inspectors, district supervisors, and enforcement personnel

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The chief of the division of mineral resources management shall provide education and training for all mineral resources inspectors, district supervisors, and enforcement personnel. The chief shall provide, on a regular basis as funding allows, continuing education and training a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.35 Permit requirements for underground coal mining

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(A) In addition to the other requirements of this chapter, each permit issued by the chief of the division of mineral resources management under section 1513.07 of the Revised Code for underground coal mining shall require the operator to:(1) Implement measures consistent with kn…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.36 Experimental practices

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In order to encourage advances in mining and reclamation practices or to allow post-mining land use for industrial, commercial, residential, agricultural, or public use, including recreational facilities, the chief of the division of mineral resources management, with approval by…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.37 Abandoned mine reclamation fund

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(A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the abandoned mine reclamation fund, which shall be administered by the chief of the division of mineral resources management. The fund shall consist of grants from the secretary of the interior from the federal abandoned mine rec…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.371 Long-term abandoned mine reclamation fund

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The long-term abandoned mine reclamation fund is created in the state treasury. The fund shall be administered by the chief of the division of mineral resources management and consist of grants awarded by the United States secretary of the interior from the federal abandoned mine…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.372 Immunity from liability

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Abandoned mine land" means land or water resources adversely affected by coal mining practices to which one of the following applies:(a) The coal mining practices occurred prior to August 3, 1977, and there is no continuing reclamation responsibi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.38 Compliance with requirements

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Any agency, unit, or instrumentality of federal, state, or local government, including any publicly owned corporation of federal, state, or local government, or any publicly owned utility that proposes to conduct coal mining operations that are subject to the requirements of Chap…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.39 Retaliation against employees prohibited

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(A) No person shall discharge, or in any other way discriminate against or cause to be fired or discriminated against, any employee or any authorized representative of employees by reason of the fact that the employee or representative has filed, instituted, or caused to be filed…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.40 Liability of corporate director, officer or agent

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Whenever a corporate permittee violates a condition of a permit issued pursuant to this chapter or fails or refuses to comply with any order of the chief of the division of mineral resources management or the chief's representative, any director, officer, or agent of the corporat…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1513.41 Informant may accompany inspector

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When an inspection by the chief of the division of mineral resources management or the chief's representative results from information provided by any person, the chief or the chief's representative shall notify the person when the inspection is proposed to be carried out and the…