PRINTER'S NO. 1652
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1333
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY GABLER, BERNSTINE, BLOOM, DOWLING, DUSH, GILLEN,
A. HARRIS, HELM, JAMES, MASSER, METZGAR, MILLARD, PETRARCA,
PICKETT, PYLE, RYAN, SANKEY, SNYDER, TALLMAN, WARD, WHEELAND
AND ZIMMERMAN, MAY 5, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY,
MAY 5, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of May 31, 1945 (P.L.1198, No.418), entitled,
as amended, "An act providing for the conservation and
improvement of land affected in connection with surface
mining; regulating such mining; providing for the
establishment of an Emergency Bond Fund for anthracite deep
mine operators; and providing penalties," further providing
for mining permit, reclamation plan and bond.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 4 heading of the act of May 31, 1945
(P.L.1198, No.418), known as the Surface Mining Conservation and
Reclamation Act, is amended and the section is amended by adding
a subsection to read:
Section 4. Mining Permit; Reclamation Plan; Bond; Temporary
Cessation of Operation.--* * *
(k) (1) Before temporary cessation of operation for a
period of thirty (30) days or more, an operator shall submit to
the department a notice of intention to temporarily cease
operation. The notice shall include a statement of the exact
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