Public Act 100-0936
 
SB2899 EnrolledLRB100 20382 HLH 35686 b

    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and
Reclamation Act is amended by changing Section 1.06 as follows:
 
    (225 ILCS 720/1.06)  (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7901.06)
    Sec. 1.06. Scope of the Act. This Act shall apply to all
mining operations, except
    (a) the private non-commercial extraction of coal by a
landowner or lessee where 250 tons or less of coal are removed
in any 12 consecutive months;
    (b) the extraction of coal incidental to the extraction of
other minerals where the coal does not exceed 16 2/3% of the
total mineral tonnage mined;
    (c) coal exploration on Federal lands; and
    (d) the extraction of coal on Federal lands except to the
extent provided under a cooperative agreement with the United
States in accordance with Section 9.03; and .
    (e) the extraction of coal as an incidental part of a
federal, State, or local government-financed highway or other
construction under rules adopted by the Department.
(Source: P.A. 81-1015.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.