§ 1 Short title
§ 2 Definitions
§ 3 Powers and duties of department and commissioner; rules and regulations
§ 4 Coal exploration license; applications; notice of results
§ 5 Mining licenses; certificate of insurance coverage; surety bonds; license violations; fees and receipts; hearings
§ 6 Term of license; termination, suspension and revocation; renewal
§ 7 Examinations; investigations; monitoring; record
§ 8 Mining inspectors; appointment; powers and duties; cease-work orders; reports
§ 9 Cease-work orders; special investigating commission; powers
§ 10 Mine fires; refuse bank fires; subsidence resulting from mining; health and safety hazards
§ 11 Water quality and water table; rules and regulations
§ 12 Abandonment or closure of mine; final survey
§ 13 Zoning regulations
§ 14 Inspections by public officials
§ 15 Violations; fines and punishments

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 21B - Mining Regulation and Reclamation

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Interests: includes any form of membership in a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation. See Massachusetts General Laws ch. 156D sec. 11.01
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.