§ 14-34-18-2 — "Substantial legal and financial commitments in a surface coal mining operation" defined

Indiana § 14-34-18-2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 34: SURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION
• Ch. 18: Designation of Land Unsuitable for Surface Coal

Text

As used in this chapter, "substantial legal and
financial commitments in a surface coal mining operation" means
significant investments that have been made on the basis of a long term
coal contract in power plants, railroads, coal handling facilities,
preparation facilities, extraction facilities, or storage facilities and other
capital intensive activities, such as the following:
(1) Improvement or modification of coal land within, for access
to, or in support of surface coal mining and reclamation
operations.
(2) Acquisition of capital equipment for use in, for access to, or
for use in support of surface coal mining and reclamation
operations.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation:
13-4.1-1-3(10.5).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27.