Kansas Statutes

Chapter 49.—MINES AND MINING

• Article 1.—ENCROACHMENT ON ADJOINING LAND, SURVEYS AND INJUNCTIONS
  • 49-101 Survey of mine upon order of court; affidavit; bond for costs.
  • 49-102 Report of survey.
  • 49-103 Temporary injunction.
  • 49-104 Same; procedure.
  • 49-105 Ingress and egress for survey; penalty for interference.
  • 49-106 Survey of mining operations on adjoining land upon order of court; affidavit.
  • 49-107 Same; notice of survey.
  • 49-108 Penalty for interfering with survey.
• Article 2.—HEALTH AND SAFETY OF MINERS
  • 49-201 Map or plan of underground mines; copies to state geologist; corrections; abandonment of mine; expenses.
  • 49-202 Repealed.
  • 49-203 Repealed.
  • 49-204 Repealed.
  • 49-205 Repealed.
  • 49-206 Repealed.
  • 49-207 Repealed.
  • 49-208 Repealed.
  • 49-209 Repealed.
  • 49-210 Repealed.
  • 49-211 Repealed.
  • 49-212 Repealed.
  • 49-213 Repealed.
  • 49-214 Repealed.
  • 49-215 Repealed.
  • 49-216 Repealed.
  • 49-217 Repealed.
  • 49-218 Repealed.
  • 49-219 Repealed.
  • 49-220 Repealed.
  • 49-221, 49-222 Repealed.
  • 49-223 Repealed.
  • 49-224, 49-225 Repealed.
  • 49-226 Repealed.
  • 49-227 Repealed.
  • 49-227a Repealed.
  • 49-228, 49-229 Repealed.
  • 49-230 Repealed.
  • 49-231 Repealed.
  • 49-232 Repealed.
  • 49-233, 49-234 Repealed.
  • 49-235 Repealed.
  • 49-236 Repealed.
  • 49-237 Repealed.
  • 49-238 through 49-240 Repealed.
  • 49-241 Repealed.
  • 49-242 Repealed.
  • 49-243 Repealed.
  • 49-244 Repealed.
  • 49-245 Repealed.
  • 49-246 Repealed.
  • 49-247 through 49-250 Repealed.
  • 49-251 through 49-254 Repealed.
  • 49-255 through 49-259 Repealed.
  • 49-260 Repealed.
  • 49-261 through 49-263 Repealed.
  • 49-264 Repealed.
  • 49-265 through 49-270 Repealed.
  • 49-271 through 49-276 Repealed.
  • 49-277 Repealed.
  • 49-278 Repealed.
  • 49-279 Repealed.
  • 49-280 Repealed.
  • 49-281 Repealed.
  • 49-282, 49-283 Repealed.
  • 49-284 Repealed.
  • 49-285 through 49-288 Repealed.
  • 49-289 Repealed.
  • 49-290 Repealed.
• Article 3.—WEIGHING AND CHECKING (Not in active use)
  • 49-301 through 49-306 Repealed.
  • 49-307 Repealed.
  • 49-308, 49-309 Repealed.
• Article 4.—MINED-LAND CONSERVATION AND RECLAMATION
  • 49-401 Short title.
  • 49-402 Declaration of policy.
  • 49-402a Jurisdiction and authority vested in department of health and environment; powers, duties and functions conferred; abolition of board and office of executive director; application of documentary references and designations; rules and regulations, permits, orders and directives continued in effect until superseded.
  • 49-402b Appropriations, unexpended balances transferred, use; officers and employees, liability for accrued compensation assumed by department of health and environment.
  • 49-402c Property and records transferred; resolution of conflicts by governor.
  • 49-402d Rights saved in legal actions and proceedings.
  • 49-402e Officers and employees transferred; civil service status; benefits and rights retained.
  • 49-403 Definitions.
  • 49-404 Employment of inspectors and other personnel; contracts for technical services authorized; financial interest in coal mining operation prohibited; penalties for violation of prohibition; rules and regulations for enforcement; reports to congress.
  • 49-405 Powers and authority of secretary.
  • 49-405a Training, examination and certification of certain persons responsible for blasting or use of explosives; rules and regulations requiring.
  • 49-405b Area designated as unsuitable for surface coal mining operations, when; petition to have area so designated or designation terminated; hearing; duties of secretary.
  • 49-405c Civil penalty for violation of permit condition or provision of act; determination of amount of penalty; hearing; criminal penalty for violations; civil penalty for failure to correct a violation for which a citation has been issued; right to seek other relief not restricted.
  • 49-405d Inspections, when; reports; signs, where, required information; violations; public records.
  • 49-406 Permit to engage in surface mining; compliance with federal act required; annual statement of coal mined; application for permit, contents; notice of application for permit, publication; map and plan to accompany application; disapproval of application, when; fees; performance bonds; cash deposits, securities, mortgages on real estate; liability insurance; renewal of permits; application filed for public inspection, information required to be furnished.
  • 49-407 Permit to engage in surface mining; approval, modification or denial; determination and order of secretary, contents; applicant to file schedule listing notices of violation; prime farmland area, effect; informal conference; notice and hearing on final determination; conduct of hearing.
  • 49-408 Reclamation of land affected by surface mining; regulations of secretary; extent that water on such land shall become public waters.
  • 49-409 Revegetation of affected areas.
  • 49-410 Amendment of permit, application; requirements; limitation on transfer, assignment or sale of rights granted under permit; revision or modification of permit.
  • 49-411 Commencement of reclamation, when; grading.
  • 49-412 Repealed.
  • 49-413 Planting report; inspection and evaluation of vegetative cover.
  • 49-414 Repealed.
  • 49-415 Reclamation reports; release of bond, when; hearing; conduct of hearing.
  • 49-416 Effect of revocation of permit or forfeiture of bond upon future permits.
  • 49-416a Review of notice or order; investigation and public hearing; order vacating, affirming, modifying or terminating notice or order; show cause order to suspend or revoke permit, hearing; assessment of costs.
  • 49-417 Reclamation by secretary; use of authorized funds; authority to contract; competitive bids; posting of bond or cash deposit by contractor; release of operator's bond, when.
  • 49-418 Effect on existing laws.
  • 49-419 Repealed.
  • 49-420 Mined-land conservation and reclamation fee fund and mined-land reclamation fund; administrative expenses.
  • 49-421 Repealed.
  • 49-421a Penalty for interference with performance of duties of department or its employees or agents.
  • 49-422 Repealed.
  • 49-422a Judicial review.
  • 49-423 Savings clause.
  • 49-424 Repealed.
  • 49-425 Interests in water resources not affected; replacement of water supply.
  • 49-426 Civil action to compel compliance with act; limitations; award of costs of litigation; rights to seek other relief not restricted; action for damages for injuries.
  • 49-427 Coal exploration operations; exploration regulations; trade secrets or privileged commercial or financial information confidential; limitations on amount of coal removed under exploration permit.
  • 49-428 Reclamation of land having abandoned mines; plans and programs developed by secretary; abandoned mined-land fund created; priorities in development of plans and programs; abandoned mines eligible for inclusion; application to secretary of interior; lien on reclaimed land; civil action by landowner.
  • 49-429 Application of act to underground coal mining.
  • 49-430 Supplemental provisions.
  • 49-431 Act not applicable to extraction of coal in certain circumstances.
  • 49-432 Authority of secretary and department personnel to enter property for certain purposes; entry construed as exercise of police power; studies, exploratory work.
  • 49-433 Acquisition of abandoned mined-land; findings required; eminent domain permitted, when; acquisition expenditures; disposition of revenue.
• Article 5.—MISCELLANEOUS
  • 49-501 Limits on excavation of certain land; civil remedies for violations.
  • 49-502 through 49-510 Reserved.
  • 49-511 Relocation assistance for Treece community in Cherokee county; definitions.
  • 49-512 Same; creation of state public trust; trustees; compensation; bylaws; audit; reporting; conveyance, assignment and transfer of property; liability; abolition date.
  • 49-513 Same; grants to trust by secretary of health and environment.
  • 49-514 Same; purchase of property and provision of moving expenses.
  • 49-515 Same; grants to school districts.
  • 49-516 Same; funding of trust; application for assistance, procedure.
  • 49-517 Same; rights not created; valuation determinations not subject to judicial review.
• Article 6.—SURFACE-MINING LAND CONSERVATION AND RECLAMATION
  • 49-601 Surface-mining land conservation and reclamation; citation of act.
  • 49-602 Same; policy statement.
  • 49-603 Definitions.
  • 49-604 Same; application of act.
  • 49-605 License required; application and fees; duration of license; validity, when.
  • 49-606 Denial, suspension or revocation of license; proceedings.
  • 49-607 Same; registration of mining site, when; application, contents; fees; signing of site; unlawful acts.
  • 49-608 Same; bond or security to accompany registration application; registration of site and authority to operate mine.
  • 49-609 Same; amendment or cancellation of registration, applications; procedures and requirements.
  • 49-610 Same; transfer of site control responsibility; application.
  • 49-611 Conduct and activities required after completion of mining operations; release of bond or security.
  • 49-612 Same; periodic reports, contents; report after completion of mining operation.
  • 49-613 Reclamation of affected lands, when; extensions; inspections; approval; release of bond or security.
  • 49-614 Same; extension of time for reclamation of affected lands.
  • 49-615 Same; bonds or other security; requirements; exceptions.
  • 49-616 Same; single bond for multiple sites.
  • 49-617 Same; cancellation of bonds by surety prohibited; substitute bond required, when.
  • 49-618 Inspections by director of sites; notice of violations; corrective measures.
  • 49-619 Same; violation hearings, conduct; bond forfeiture proceedings; duties of attorney general.
  • 49-620 Bond forfeiture proceedings; satisfaction of operator obligation to reclaim affected lands; use of proceeds to reclaim affected lands.
  • 49-621 Civil penalties; amount; procedures.
  • 49-622 Same; land reclamation fund established; deposits and expenditures.
  • 49-623 Rules and regulations; fee amount determination.
  • 49-624 Same; legal services.
  • 49-625 Natural resource development districts; application for creation, modification or dissolution; procedure; information required, notice to persons seeking to develop or make improvements in district; resolution of city or county approving or disapproving.