25 Pa. Code § 90.201. Definitions.

§ 90.201. Definitions.

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

   Preferred site—A watershed polluted by acid mine drainage; a watershed containing an unreclaimed surface mine but which has no mining discharge; a watershed containing an unreclaimed surface mine with discharges that could be improved by the proposed coal refuse disposal operation; unreclaimed coal refuse disposal piles that could be improved by the proposed coal refuse disposal operation; other unreclaimed areas previously affected by mining activities; or an area adjacent to or an expansion of an existing coal refuse disposal site.

   Search area—The geographic area within a 1-mile radius of an existing coal preparation facility or the 25-square mile geographic area encompassing a proposed coal preparation facility.

   Selected site—A location selected by the applicant and approved by the Department under this subchapter for which the applicant can then apply for a permit to conduct coal refuse disposal activities.

Authority

   The provisions of this §  90.201 amended under section 5 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. §  691.5); sections 4(a) and 4.2 of the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P.S. § §  1396.4(a) and 1396.4b); section 3.2 of the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P.S. §  30.53b); section 7(b) of The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P.S. §  1406.7(b)); and section 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §  510-20).

Source

   The provisions of this §  90.201 amended March 13, 2020, effective March 14, 2020, 50 Pa.B. 1508. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (281271) to (281272).

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