Section 1762.13  Land Exempt From Designation as Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining Operations

The requirements of this Part do not apply to:

a)         Lands on which surface coal mining operations were being conducted on the date of enactment;

b)         Lands covered by a permit issued under the Act; or

c)         Lands where substantial legal and financial commitments in surface coal mining operations were in existence prior to January 4, 1977.