The Energy and Environment Cabinet may adopt reasonable regulations for the reclamation of land disturbed or removed in the mining of clay. Such regulations shall encourage water impoundments and shall follow the standards established in Article III of the Interstate Mining Compact. The cabinet shall have the authority to adopt such regulations prior to the effective date of the Interstate Mining Compact and irrespective of whether the state becomes a member or withdraws from membership in the Interstate Mining Compact.
Effective:June 29, 2017

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 350.240

  • Cabinet: means the Energy and Environment Cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 350.010
  • Reclamation: means the reconditioning of the area affected by surface coal mining operations under a plan approved by the cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 350.010
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 117, sec. 44, effective June 29, 2017. — Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 1882, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended
1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. III, sec. 13(2). — Amended 1972 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 3, sec. 78. — Created 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 4, sec. 38.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/11/91) A technical correction has been made in this section by the Reviser of Statutes pursuant to KRS § 7.136 and
7.140.

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