(1) By October 1 of each year, the commission, office, and council shall compile and submit to the governor and the Legislature a comprehensive report of the status of coal mine safety within the state for the immediately preceding calendar year.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 40-2-303

  • Coal mine: means :
         (2)(a) the following used in extracting coal from its natural deposits in the earth by any means or method:
              (2)(a)(i) the land;
              (2)(a)(ii) a structure;
              (2)(a)(iii) a facility;
              (2)(a)(iv) machinery;
              (2)(a)(v) a tool;
              (2)(a)(vi) equipment;
              (2)(a)(vii) a shaft;
              (2)(a)(viii) a slope;
              (2)(a)(ix) a tunnel;
              (2)(a)(x) an excavation; and
              (2)(a)(xi) other property; and
         (2)(b) the work of preparing extracted coal, including a coal preparation facility. See Utah Code 40-2-102
  • Commission: means the Labor Commission created in Section 34A-1-103. See Utah Code 40-2-102
  • Council: means the Mine Safety Technical Advisory Council created in Section 40-2-203. See Utah Code 40-2-102
  • Office: means the Utah Office of Coal Mine Safety created in Section 40-2-201. See Utah Code 40-2-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) The report required by this section shall include:

     (2)(a) a compilation of major coal mine accidents or other coal mine emergencies within the state during the calendar year;
     (2)(b) a statement of actions by the commission, office, or council to implement this chapter;
     (2)(c) without a breach in confidentiality, a summary of reports of alleged unsafe conditions received by the office, with a statement of the office’s responses;
     (2)(d) recommendations for additional action to promote coal mine safety; and
     (2)(e) any other items the commission, office, and council consider appropriate.