(225 ILCS 720/5.03) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7905.03)
    Sec. 5.03. Approval. The Department's coal exploration rules shall provide that prior to conducting any coal exploration in which at least 250 tons of coal will be removed, prior approval of such exploration shall be obtained from the Department.
(Source: P.A. 81-1015.)