This Act shall apply to all mining operations, except:
         (a) the private non-commercial extraction of coal by
    
a landowner or lessee where 250 tons or less of coal are removed in any 12 consecutive months;
        (b) the extraction of coal incidental to the
    
extraction of other minerals where the coal does not exceed 16 2/3% of the total mineral tonnage mined;
        (c) coal exploration on federal lands;

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 225 ILCS 720/1.06


         (d) the extraction of coal on federal lands except to
    
the extent provided under a cooperative agreement with the United States in accordance with Section 9.03; and
        (e) the extraction of coal as an incidental part of
    
a federal, State, or local government-financed highway or other construction under rules adopted by the Department.