23 chapters · 639 sections in this title.
Va. Code Ann. § 45.2-1033 Operator may perform reclamation; bidding; conditions; adjustment of required bonds; regulations
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A. Notwithstanding any licensing requirement under Title 54.1, an operator is eligible to bid on contracts to conduct reclamation projects under the State Reclamation Program and the Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund in accordance with this article and Article 5 (§ 45.2-1043 e…
Va. Code Ann. § 45.2-1034 Eligible lands and water; priorities for expenditures
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A. Lands and water eligible for reclamation or drainage abatement expenditures under this article are those that were (i) mined for coal or (ii) affected by coal mining, waste banks, coal processing, or other coal mining processes, and were abandoned or left in an inadequate recl…
Va. Code Ann. § 45.2-1035 Right of entry, acquisition, disposition, and reclamation of land adversely affected by past coal mining practices
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A. The Director shall take all reasonable actions to obtain written consent from the owner or owners of record of the land or property to be entered onto to perform an inspection for purposes of reclamation or for conducting studies or exploratory work pertaining to the need for …
Commonwealth to have lien for reclamation work
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The Commonwealth shall have a lien, if perfected as provided in § 45.2-1037, on land reclaimed by the Director pursuant to this article for the amount of the increase in the appraised market value of the land resulting from the reclamation. However, no such lien shall attach to o…