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225 ILCS 720/6.01
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 720/ - Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act.|Article VI - Performance Bonds

 (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7906.01)Sec. 6.01.     Requirement of a Bond.(a) After a mining and reclamation permit application has been approved but  before a permit is issued, the applicant shall file with the Department, on a  form prescribed and furnished by the Department, a performance bond payable to  the People of the State of Illinois, and conditional on the faithful  performance of, and compliance with, all requirements of the permit and this  Act.  The bond shall cover that area of land within the permit area on which  the operator will initiate and conduct mining and reclamation operations within  the term of the permit.  Such bond shall be signed by the operator as  principal, and by a good and sufficient corporate surety, licensed to do  business in Illinois, as surety.(b) The Department may accept the bond of the applicant, without  separate surety, when the applicant demonstrates to the Department's  satisfaction the existence of a suitable agent to receive service of process,  a history of financial solvency and continuous operation, and a current  financial soundness sufficient for authorization to self-insure or bond the  required amount.    (Source: P.A. 88-185.)
225 ILCS 720/6.02
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 720/ - Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act.|Article VI - Performance Bonds

 (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7906.02)Sec. 6.02.     Amount of Bond.     The amount of the bond shall be determined  by the Department.  It shall be sufficient to assure the completion of the  reclamation plan specified in the approved permit if the work has to be  performed by the Department in the event of forfeiture.  The Department  shall by rule prescribe standards for determination of the amount of bonds.  Such standards shall include the probable difficulty of reclamation, topography,  geology, hydrology, revegetation potential, and other standards related  to the purposes of this Act.  In no case shall the bond for the entire area  under one permit be less than the greater of $600 per acre or $10,000.    (Source: P.A. 81-1015.)
225 ILCS 720/6.03
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 720/ - Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act.|Article VI - Performance Bonds

 (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7906.03)Sec. 6.03.     Duration of Bond.     (a)  Liability under the bond shall be  for the duration of the mining operations and reclamation, and for a period  coincident with the operator's responsibility for revegetation requirements  under the permit, this Act and rules under this Act.(b) Liability under the bond for areas used for the disposal of slurry  and gob shall continue for the longer of the period specified in subsection  (a) or while such areas are in active use.    (Source: P.A. 81-1015.)
225 ILCS 720/6.04
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 720/ - Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act.|Article VI - Performance Bonds

 (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7906.04)Sec. 6.04.     Cancellation.     A bond with separate surety filed in accordance  with this Article shall not be cancelled by the surety except after not  less than 90 days notice to the Department.  A surety shall not at any time  cancel any portion of a bond covering land already affected.  If the license  to do business in Illinois of any surety on a bond filed with the Department  pursuant to this Act shall be suspended or revoked, the operator, within  30 days after receiving notice thereof from the Department, shall substitute  for such surety a good and sufficient corporate surety licensed to do business  in Illinois.  On failure of the operator to make substitution of surety  as herein provided, the Department may suspend the permit of the operator  until such substitution has been made.    (Source: P.A. 81-1015.)
225 ILCS 720/6.05
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 720/ - Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act.|Article VI - Performance Bonds

 (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7906.05)Sec. 6.05.     Alternatives to a Bond.     In lieu of a performance bond,  the operator may deposit as security cash, negotiable government securities,  or negotiable certificates of deposit of any bank organized or transacting  business in the United States, or any combination thereof, with the Department  in an amount equal to or greater than the amount of the surety bond required  by Section 6.02.  Such deposits shall be made, held and disposed of as provided  in this Act and by the Department by rule.    (Source: P.A. 81-1015.)
225 ILCS 720/6.06
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 720/ - Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act.|Article VI - Performance Bonds

 (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7906.06)Sec. 6.06.     Changes in Amount of Bond.     The amount of the bond or cash  and securities shall be increased or reduced from time to time as the land  affected by mining operations changes, and as the cost of future reclamation  changes whether as a result of cost inflation or deflation, changes in costs,  new information, or other cause.  The Department shall by rule provide standards  and procedures for such adjustments of a bond.    (Source: P.A. 81-1015.)
225 ILCS 720/6.07
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 720/ - Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act.|Article VI - Performance Bonds

 (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7906.07)Sec. 6.07.     Forfeiture.(a) The Attorney General, on request of the Department,  shall institute proceedings to have the bond of the operator forfeited for  violation by the operator of any of the provisions of this Act or for  noncompliance  with any lawful rule or regulation promulgated by the Department thereunder.  Before making such request of the Attorney General, the Department shall  notify the operator in writing of the alleged violation or non-compliance  and shall afford the operator the right to appear before the Department  at a hearing to be held not less than 30 days after the receipt of such  notice by the operator.  At the hearing the operator may present for the  consideration of the Department statements, documents and other information  with respect to the alleged violation.  After the conclusion of the hearing,  the Department shall either withdraw the notice of violation or shall request  the Attorney General to institute proceedings to have the bond of the operator  forfeited as to the land involved.(b) The Department shall prescribe by rule the events and conditions on  the basis of which it may request the Attorney General to institute bond  forfeiture proceedings.  Such rules shall be no less stringent than the Regulations.(c) In the event that the Department requests the Attorney General to  institute proceedings to have the bond forfeited, the Department shall send  written notification to the permittee and, if applicable, the surety on  the bond, stating the reasons for its decision and the amount to be forfeited.(d) The amount of forfeiture shall be based on the actual cost of the  necessary work by a third party to remedy the violation, except that the  amount shall not exceed the amount of the bond or deposit for the area in  which the violation occurred.(e) Any operator against whom forfeiture proceedings have been required  shall not be issued a permit for further mining in Illinois unless he provides  additional assurances satisfactory to the Department that such proceedings  will not again become necessary.(f) In the event the bond or deposit for a surface coal mining operation  on lands eligible for remining is forfeited, funds appropriated for expenditure  under the Abandoned Mined Lands and Water Reclamation Act may be used if the  amount of the bond or deposit is not sufficient to provide for adequate  reclamation or abatement.    (Source: P.A. 90-490, eff. 8-17-97.)
225 ILCS 720/Art. VII heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 720/ - Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act.|Article VII - Prohibition Of Certain Mining

 ARTICLE VII:      PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN MINING
225 ILCS 720/7.01
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 720/ - Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act.|Article VII - Prohibition Of Certain Mining

 (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7907.01)Sec. 7.01.     Prohibited Mining.     (a) No person shall cause or allow any  mining operations which will adversely affect any publicly owned park or  places included in the National Register of Historic Sites unless approved  by both the Department, in accordance with procedures of Article III of  this Act, and the Federal, State, or local agency with jurisdiction over  the park or the historic site.(b) No person shall cause or allow any surface mining operations or any  surface impact of underground mining operations within 100 horizontal feet  of the outside right-of-way line of any public road, except where mine access  roads or haulage roads join such right-of-way line.  The Department may  permit such roads to be relocated, or the area affected to lie within 100  horizontal feet of such road, if after public notice and opportunity for  public hearing in the locality a written finding is made that the interests  of the public and the landowners affected thereby will be protected.(c) No person shall cause or allow any surface mining operations or any  surface impact of underground mining operations within 300 horizontal  feet from any occupied dwelling, unless waived by the owner thereof, nor  within 300 horizontal feet of any public building, school, church, community,  or institutional building, public park, or within 100 horizontal feet of a cemetery.(d) No person shall cause or allow any mining operations on any land included  within an area designated unsuitable for mining operations under this Article.(e) The prohibitions of this Section do not apply to mining operations  which existed on August 3, 1977.    (Source: P.A. 81-1015.)
225 ILCS 720/7.02
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 720/ - Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act.|Article VII - Prohibition Of Certain Mining

 (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7907.02)Sec. 7.02.     Criteria for Designating Lands Unsuitable for Mining Operations.       (a) An area shall be designated as unsuitable for all or certain types of  mining operations if the Department determines that reclamation in accordance  with the requirements of this Act is not technologically and economically feasible.(b) An area may be designated unsuitable for all or certain types of mining  operations if such operations would:(1) be incompatible with existing state or local land use plans; or(2) affect fragile or historic lands on which such operations could result  in significant damage to important historic, cultural, scientific, and esthetic  values and natural systems; or(3) affect renewable resource lands in which such operations could result  in a substantial loss or reduction of long-range productivity of water supply  or of food or fiber products; or(4) affect natural hazard lands in which such operations could substantially  endanger life and property, such lands to include areas subject to frequent  flooding and areas of unstable geology.(c) Designation of any area as unsuitable for all or certain types of  mining operations does not of itself prohibit mineral exploration of such  area.  Exploration on lands designated unsuitable for mining must be approved  by the Department to ensure that exploration does not interfere with any  value for which the area has been designated unsuitable for mining operations.  The Department shall by rule prescribe procedures for such determinations.(d) The Department shall adopt rules which define terms used in this Section,  which establish criteria for the designation of lands under this Section  to accomplish the purposes of this Act, and which provide for determinations  under this Section to be integrated as closely as possible with present  and future governmental land use planning and regulation processes.(e) The requirements of this Section, and of Sections 7.03 and 7.04, do  not apply to lands on which mining operations were being conducted on August  3, 1977, or under a permit issued pursuant to this Act, or where substantial  legal and financial commitments in such operation were in existence prior  to January 4, 1977.    (Source: P.A. 81-1015.)
225 ILCS 720/7.03
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 720/ - Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act.|Article VII - Prohibition Of Certain Mining

 (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7907.03)Sec. 7.03.     Procedure for designation.(a) Any person having an interest which is or may be adversely affected  shall have the right to petition the  Department to have an area designated as unsuitable for all or certain types  of mining operations, or to have such a designation terminated.  Such a  petition shall contain allegations of facts with supporting evidence which  would tend to establish the allegations.(b) Immediately after a petition under this Section is received, the  Department shall prepare a land report in accordance with Section 7.04,  unless the petition is rejected by the Department as incomplete,  frivolous, or submitted by a person lacking an interest which is  or may be adversely affected by surface coal mining operations.(c) Within 10 months after receipt of the petition, the Department shall  hold a public hearing in the locality of the affected area, after appropriate  notice and publication of the date, time, and location of such hearing.  Such notice and publication shall state that a Land Report is available  for public inspection and the locations at which it may be inspected.  Such  a hearing shall be held not less than 30 days after the Land Report has been prepared by the Department  in accordance with Section 7.04.  After petition is filed under this Section  and before the hearing, any person may intervene by filing allegations of facts  with supporting evidence which would tend to establish the allegations.(d) Within 60 days after such hearing, the Department shall issue and  furnish to the petitioner and all other parties to the hearing, a written  decision regarding the petition, and the reasons therefor.(e) In the event that all the petitioners stipulate agreement prior to  the requested hearing, and withdraw their request, such hearing need not be  held.(f) The Department may by rule adopt additional procedures for designation  of lands under this Article.  The Department shall adopt rules to prevent  the filing of repetitive or frivolous petitions with respect to particular  lands, and prescribing procedures for expediting decisions  on repetitive or frivolous petitions.    (Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96; 90-490, eff. 8-17-97.)
225 ILCS 720/7.04
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 720/ - Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act.|Article VII - Prohibition Of Certain Mining

 (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7907.04)Sec. 7.04.     Land Report.(a) The Department shall prepare a Land Report with  respect to each petition filed with the Department under Section 7.03.  Each Land Report shall evaluate  whether mining operations on the land which is the subject of the petition  would have any or all of the effects described in subsection (b) of Section  7.02.  Each Land Report shall also contain a detailed statement on (1) the  potential coal resources of the area, (2) the demand for coal resources,  and  (3) the impact of a designation of such lands as unsuitable for mining on  the environment, the economy, and the supply of coal.  The Land Report shall  state objectively the information which the Department  has, but shall not contain a recommendation with respect to whether the  petition should be granted or denied.  Each Land Report shall  be completed not later  than eight months after receipt of the petition filed under Section 7.03.(b) Each Land Report shall be made available to the public by the  Department at least 30 days before the Department holds a public hearing  under Section 7.03.    (Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96; 90-490, eff. 8-17-97.)
225 ILCS 720/7.05
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 720/ - Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act.|Article VII - Prohibition Of Certain Mining

(225 ILCS 720/7.05) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7907.05)Sec. 7.05.     Construction.     The provisions of this Article, including  the provisions of subsection (e) of Section 7.01 and subsection (e) of Section  7.02, shall be construed in a manner consistent with the provisions of Section  522 of the Federal Act, as amended.    (Source: P.A. 81-1015.)
225 ILCS 720/Art. VIII heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 720/ - Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act.|Article VIII - Enforcement

 ARTICLE VIII:      ENFORCEMENT
225 ILCS 720/8.01
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 720/ - Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act.|Article VIII - Enforcement

 (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7908.01)Sec. 8.01.     Inspection.     (a) The Department, including its authorized  representatives, without advance notice and on presentation of appropriate  credentials (1) may enter any mining and reclamation operations or any premises  in which any records required to be maintained under this Act or under a  permit issued under this Act are located, and (2) may at reasonable times,  and without delay, have access to and copy any records, and inspect any  monitoring equipment or method of operation required under this Act or any  permit issued under this Act.(b) The inspections by the Department shall  (1) occur on an irregular  basis averaging not less than one partial inspection per month and one complete  inspection per calendar quarter for the mining and reclamation operation  covered by each permit; (2) occur without prior notice to the permittee  or his agents or employees except for necessary onsite meetings with the  permittee; and (3) include the filing of inspection reports adequate to  enforce the requirements of and to carry out the terms and purposes of this Act.(c) Copies of any records, reports, inspection materials, or information  obtained by the Department under this Section shall be made immediately  available to the public at central and sufficient locations in the area  of mining so that they are conveniently available to residents in the areas of mining.    (Source: P.A. 81-1015.)
225 ILCS 720/8.02
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 720/ - Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act.|Article VIII - Enforcement

 (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7908.02)Sec. 8.02.     Records.     (a) In accordance with rules adopted by the Department,  each permittee shall (1) establish and maintain appropriate records, (2)  make monthly reports to the Department, (3) install, use, and maintain any  necessary monitoring equipment or methods, (4) evaluate results in accordance  with such methods, at such locations, intervals, and in such manner as the  Department prescribes, and (5) provide such other information relative to  mining and reclamation operations as the Department deems reasonable and  necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Act.(b) For those mining and reclamation operations which remove or disturb  strata that serve as aquifers which significantly insure the hydrologic  balance of water use either on or off the mining site, the Department shall  specify (1) monitoring sites to record the quantity and quality of surface  drainage above and below the minesite as well as in the potential zone of  influence; (2) monitoring sites to record level, amount, and samples of  ground water and aquifers potentially affected by the mining and also directly  below the lowermost (deepest) coal seam to be mined; (3) records of well  logs and borehole data to be maintained; and (4) monitoring sites to record  precipitation.(c) The monitoring data collection and analysis required by this Section  shall be conducted according to standards and procedures set forth by the  Department in order to assure their reliability and validity.    (Source: P.A. 81-1015.)
225 ILCS 720/8.03
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 720/ - Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act.|Article VIII - Enforcement

 (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7908.03)Sec. 8.03.     Violation Reports.     Each inspector, on detection of each  violation of any requirement of this Act or a permit, shall forthwith inform  the operator in writing, and shall report in writing any such violation  to the Department.    (Source: P.A. 81-1015.)
225 ILCS 720/8.08
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 720/ - Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act.|Article VIII - Enforcement

 (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7908.08)Sec. 8.08.     Judicial Relief.     The Department may request the Attorney General  to institute a civil action for relief, including a temporary restraining  order or a preliminary or permanent injunction, or any other appropriate order  in the circuit court in the county in which the mining and reclamation  operation is located or in which the permittee thereof has his principal  office, whenever such permittee or his agent (a) violates, or fails or refuses  to comply with, any order or decision issued by the Department under this  Act; or (b) interferes with, hinders, or delays the Department or its  authorized representatives in carrying out the provisions of this Act; or  (c) refuses to admit the authorized representative of the Department to the  mining operations or (d) refuses to permit inspection of the mining  operations by such authorized representatives; or (e) refuses to furnish  any information or report requested by the Department in furtherance of the  provisions of this Act; or (f) refuses to permit access to, and copying of,  such records as the Department determines necessary in carrying out the  provisions of this Act. Such court shall have jurisdiction to provide such  relief as may be appropriate. Temporary restraining orders shall be entered  in accordance with law. Any relief granted by the court to enforce an order  under clause (a) of this Section shall continue in effect until the  completion or final termination of all proceedings for review of such order  under this Act, unless, prior thereto, the court granting such relief sets  it aside or modifies it.    (Source: P.A. 84-548.)
225 ILCS 720/8.09
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS|225 ILCS 720/ - Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act.|Article VIII - Enforcement

 (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7908.09)Sec. 8.09.     Hearings.     Any party to a hearing conducted under Sections  2.11 (c), 7.03 (c), 8.04, 8.06 or 8.07 may be represented by counsel, make  oral or written arguments, offer testimony and cross-examine witnesses,  cause the issuance of subpoenas, or take any combination of such actions.  All testimony taken in such hearings shall be recorded stenographically,  and the rules of evidence used in civil actions shall apply.    (Source: P.A. 81-1015.)