Kansas Statutes 49-604. Same; application of act
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 49-604
- Affected land: means the area of land from which overburden has been removed or upon which overburden has been deposited, or both, but shall not include crushing areas, stockpile areas or roads. See Kansas Statutes 49-603
- Operator: means any person who engages in surface mining or operation of an underground mine or mines. See Kansas Statutes 49-603
Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 49-602 through 49-624 shall not apply to:
(a) Affected land mined prior to the effective date of this act and shall apply only to those areas of land affected after the effective date of this act;
(b) in any way affect or control the stockpiling, method of stockpiling or mining from stockpiles of gypsum, clay, shale, stone, sandstone, sand, silt, gravel, volcanic ash or other minerals which are consumed in the regular operation of the business;
(c) operations which involve the removal of sand and gravel from within streams and are subject to the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 82a-301 through 82a-305a, and amendments thereto; or
(d) operations of an operator whose affected lands do not exceed an aggregate of 2 acres.