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225 ILCS 705/33.14
    (225 ILCS 705/33.14) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 3314)
    Sec. 33.14. If an operator of any mine refuses or wilfully neglects for a period of 3 months, to furnish the State Mine Inspector, the Department, the recorder and the superintendent of the rescue stations the map or plan of such mine, or a copy thereof, or of the extensions thereto, as provided for in this Act, such operator shall be guilty of a business offense and fined not less than $500 nor more than $1,000, and, in addition thereto, the State Mine Inspector or the Mining Board is authorized to make, or cause to be made, an accurate map or plan of such mine at the expense of the operator thereof, and the cost of the same may be recovered by an action at law from the operator in the same manner as other debts by suit, in the name of the State Mine Inspector or the Department, and for his or its use, and copies of the same shall be filed by him or by the Department, one each with the recorder, the State Mine Inspector, the Department, and the mine rescue station superintendent.
(Source: P.A. 83-358.)

225 ILCS 705/Art. 34

    (225 ILCS 705/Art. 34 heading) ARTICLE 34. ABANDONED MINES.

225 ILCS 705/34.01
    (225 ILCS 705/34.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 3401)
    Sec. 34.01. When any coal mine is worked out or is about to be abandoned or closed indefinitely, the operator shall make a final survey of the mine. The final survey shall show the entire worked out area, and all maps shall be extended to show the final areas.
(Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

225 ILCS 705/34.02
    (225 ILCS 705/34.02) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 3402)
    Sec. 34.02. A copy of the final map of an abandoned mine shall be delivered to the Department within 90 days after closing. The Department shall keep the final map as a public document. A copy of the final map of an abandoned mine shall also be sent by the operator to the recorder of the county in which the mine is located, within the time prescribed herein.
(Source: P.A. 83-358.)

225 ILCS 705/34.03
    (225 ILCS 705/34.03) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 3403)
    Sec. 34.03. The shaft, slope, or drift opening into any abandoned mine shall be filled with earth or other material, or be kept permanently enclosed and sealed. The time for completion of this work shall be in the discretion of the State Mine Inspector.
(Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

225 ILCS 705/34.03-1
    (225 ILCS 705/34.03-1) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 3404)
    Sec. 34.03-1. Whenever the Department is notified that subsidence is causing damage to surface areas overlying or in the proximity of an abandoned mine, the Mining Board shall hold a public hearing concerning the matter and publish its findings. If the Mining Board finds that subsidence in an abandoned mine has caused or is likely to cause damage to surface structures or constitutes a danger to the health, safety and welfare of the public, and the condition is not remedied within 30 days after publication of the findings, any duly authorized representative of the Department shall have the right, without obtaining further consent, to enter any portion of the abandoned mine by shaft, tunnel or otherwise, to perform refilling or such other remedial work as is deemed necessary by the Department.
    If the Director determines that irreparable injury will result unless immediate action is taken, the entry may be authorized by the Director without notice or hearing for the purpose of taking temporary remedial action to minimize such injury pending the giving of notice and hearing.
(Source: P.A. 80-1.)

225 ILCS 705/34.03-2
    (225 ILCS 705/34.03-2) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 3405)
    Sec. 34.03-2. Nothing in Section 34.03-1 shall relieve any owner or operator otherwise legally responsible from any obligation imposed by law.
(Source: P.A. 80-1.)