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§ 40-10-1	Legislative finding
§ 40-10-2	Purpose
§ 40-10-3	Definitions
§ 40-10-5	Activities exempted from chapter
§ 40-10-6	Powers, functions, and duties of board and division
§ 40-10-6.5	Rulemaking authority and procedure
§ 40-10-6.7	Administrative procedures
§ 40-10-7	Financial interest in mining operation prohibited -- Penalty -- Enforcement -- Quorum for board hearings
§ 40-10-8	Exploration rules issued by division -- Contents -- Confidential information not to be publicly available -- Penalty for violation -- Division approval required for removal of excess coal
§ 40-10-9	Permit required for surface coal mining operations -- Exemptions -- Expiration of permit -- Maximum time for commencement of mining operations -- Renewal of permit
§ 40-10-10	Permit application fee -- Submission of application and reclamation plan -- Determinations, tests, and samplings -- Filing of application -- Insurance required -- Blasting plan
§ 40-10-11	Division action on permit application -- Requirements for approval -- List of applicant's mining law violation -- Restoration of prime farmland
§ 40-10-12	Revised permit and reclamation plan -- Application -- Transfer, assignment, or sale of rights -- Revision or modification of permit provisions
§ 40-10-13	Advertisement of ownership, location, and boundaries -- Notice to interested agencies or bodies -- Objections -- Conference
§ 40-10-14	Division's findings issued to applicant and parties to conference -- Notice to applicant of approval or disapproval of application -- Hearing -- Temporary relief -- Appeal to district court -- Further review
§ 40-10-15	Performance bond -- Duration of liability under bond -- Cash deposit or securities in lieu of bond -- Surety -- Adjustment of amount
§ 40-10-16	Release of performance bond, surety, or deposit -- Inspection and evaluation of reclamation work -- Action on application for release of bond -- Objections -- Formal hearing or informal conference
§ 40-10-17	Performance standards for all coal mining and reclamation operations -- Additional standards for steep-slope surface coal mining -- Variances
§ 40-10-18	Underground coal mining -- Rules regarding surface effects -- Operator requirements -- Repair or compensation for damage -- Replacement of water
§ 40-10-18.1	Suspension of underground mining upon finding of immediate danger to inhabitants at surface
§ 40-10-18.2	Applicability of other chapter provisions
§ 40-10-19	Information provided by permittees to division -- Inspections by division -- Signs required at operations entrances -- Violations reported by reclamation officers -- Copies of records and reports available to public
§ 40-10-20	Civil penalty for violation of chapter -- Informal conference -- Public hearing -- Contest of violation or amount of penalty -- Collection -- Criminal penalties -- Civil penalty for failure to correct violation
§ 40-10-21	Civil action to compel compliance with chapter -- Jurisdiction -- Venue -- Division and board as parties -- Court costs -- Security when temporary restraining order or injunction sought -- Other rights not affected -- Action for damages
§ 40-10-22	Violation of chapter or permit conditions -- Inspection -- Cessation order, abatement notice, or show cause order -- Suspension or revocation of permit -- Review -- Costs assessed against either party
§ 40-10-23	Time for bringing criminal proceeding
§ 40-10-24	Determination of unsuitability of lands for surface coal mining -- Petition -- Public hearing -- Detailed statement by division
§ 40-10-25	Abandoned mine reclamation program -- Expenditure priorities -- Eligible lands and water -- Requirements for use of funds for reclamation or drainage abatement -- Priority sites -- Effect of release of bond or deposit
§ 40-10-25.1	Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund created -- Contents -- Use of monies
§ 40-10-25.2	Liability limitation for abandoned mine reclamation
§ 40-10-26	State reclamation plan and annual projects submitted to Secretary of Interior -- Contents of plan -- Annual support and implementation requests -- Costs for proposed projects
§ 40-10-27	Entry upon land adversely affected by past coal mining practices -- Conducting of studies or exploratory work -- State acquisition of land -- Lien -- Waste disposal fund -- Water pollution control and treatment plants
§ 40-10-28	Recovery of reclamation costs -- Lien against reclaimed land
§ 40-10-28.1	Certification of completion of coal reclamation
§ 40-10-29	Other enforcement and protection rights unaffected -- Operator to replace adversely affected water supply of legitimate users
§ 40-10-30	Judicial review of rules or orders