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225 ILCS 705/Art. 33

(225 ILCS 705/Art. 33 heading) ARTICLE 33.

MAPS AND SURVEYS.

225 ILCS 705/33.01

(225 ILCS 705/33.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 3301)

Sec. 33.01.

The operator of every underground coal mine, every proposed
underground coal mine and every underground mine to be reopened in the
State shall make, or cause to be made, an accurate map or plan of such
mine, drawn to a scale not smaller than four hundred feet to the inch. All
measurements shall be in feet and decimals of a foot. On such maps shall
appear the name of the State, county and township in which the mine is
located, the designated mine, the name of the company or owner, the
certificate of the mining engineer or surveyor as to the accuracy and date
of the survey, the north point and the scale to which the drawing is made.

(Source: Laws 1957, p. 2413.)

225 ILCS 705/33.02

(225 ILCS 705/33.02) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 3302)

Sec. 33.02.

Such map or plan shall accurately show the surface boundary
lines of the coal rights pertaining to each mine, and all sections or
quarter-section lines or corners within the same; the lines of town lots
and streets; the tracks and sidetracks of all railroads and the location of
all wagon roads, rivers, streams, ponds, location and depth of holes
drilled for oil, gas or water that penetrate a workable coal seam, and the
elevation above the coal seam of any stream or body of water that might
endanger the mine.

(Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

225 ILCS 705/33.03

(225 ILCS 705/33.03) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 3303)

Sec. 33.03.

For the underground workings, said maps shall show all shafts,
slopes, tunnels or other openings, or proposed openings to the surface or
to the workings of a contiguous mine; all excavations, entries, rooms and
crosscuts; the location or proposed location of the fan and the direction
of the air currents; the location of pumps, hauling engines, engine planes,
abandoned works, fire wells and standing water; the outcrop line of the
seam, if any, on the property; and the location of transformers and motor
generator stations. The general outline of all areas in which pillars have
been drawn shall be indicated on the map.

(Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

225 ILCS 705/33.04

(225 ILCS 705/33.04) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 3304)

Sec. 33.04.

Each underground map shall show, in feet and decimals thereof,
the elevation of the floor of the coal at reasonable intervals on the main
entries and cross-entries from the bottom of the shaft to the face of the
workings; such elevations shall be referred to the floor of the coal at the
bottom of the hoisting shaft.

(Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

225 ILCS 705/33.05

(225 ILCS 705/33.05) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 3305)

Sec. 33.05.

A separate and similar map, drawn to the same scale, shall be
made of each and every seam, which, after July 1, 1911, shall be worked in
any mine, and the maps of all such seams shall show all shafts, inclined
planes or other passageways connecting the same.

(Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

225 ILCS 705/33.06

(225 ILCS 705/33.06) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 3306)

Sec. 33.06.

A separate map shall be made of the surface whenever the surface
buildings, lines or objects are so numerous as to obscure the details of
the mine workings if drawn upon the same sheet with them, and in such case
the surface map shall be drawn on transparent cloth or paper so that it can
be laid upon the map of underground workings and thus indicate the relation
of lines and objects on the surface to the excavations of the mine.

(Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

225 ILCS 705/33.07

(225 ILCS 705/33.07) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 3307)

Sec. 33.07.

Each map shall show by profile drawing and measurements, in feet
and decimals thereof, the rise and dip of the seam from the bottom of the
shaft in either direction to the face of the workings.

(Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

225 ILCS 705/33.08

(225 ILCS 705/33.08) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 3308)

Sec. 33.08.

The original or true copies of all such maps shall be kept in
the office at the mine, and one true copy thereof shall be furnished to the
State Mine Inspector for the district in which said mine is located, and
one shall be filed in the office of the recorder of the county in which the
mine is located, within 30 days after the completion of the same. The maps
so delivered to the State Mine Inspector and recorder shall remain in the
custody of said State Mine Inspector and recorder during their respective
terms of office and be delivered by them to their successors in office.
They shall be kept at the office of the State Mine Inspector and of the
recorder, and be open to the examination of all persons interested in the
same, but such examination shall be made only in the presence of the State
Mine Inspector or the recorder. Neither the State Mine Inspector nor the
recorder shall permit any copies of the same to be made without the
written consent of the operator or the owner of the property.

(Source: P.A. 83-358.)

225 ILCS 705/33.09

(225 ILCS 705/33.09) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 3309)

Sec. 33.09.

The recorder shall promptly index such map as part of the
title record of the property affected. A copy of each map and extensions to
the same shall be furnished by the operator to the Department and the mine
rescue station superintendent for use in connection with rescue work only.

(Source: P.A. 83-358.)

225 ILCS 705/33.10

(225 ILCS 705/33.10) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 3310)

Sec. 33.10.

An extension of the last preceding survey of every mine in
active operation shall be made once in every 12 months and the results
of the survey, with the date thereof, shall be promptly and accurately
entered upon the original maps and all copies of the same, so as to show
all changes in plan or new work in the mine, and all extensions of the old
workings which have been made since the last preceding survey. The State
mine inspector, the recorder, and the rescue station superintendent
shall be furnished with a copy of the extended map or of the extension
to the map. When the State mine inspector has corrected his copy of the
original map, he shall deliver his copy of the extensions to said map to
the Department which shall thereupon file the same or a photostat thereof
in the archives of the Department. The former map or photostat thereof of
any mine may be destroyed upon the filing of each last submitted map or
copy provided the same is a complete map of the mine.

(Source: P.A. 83-358.)

225 ILCS 705/33.11

(225 ILCS 705/33.11) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 3311)

Sec. 33.11.

The State Mine Inspector or the Mining Board may order a
survey to be made of the workings of any mine in addition to the regular
annual survey, the results to be extended on the maps of the same and
copies thereof, whenever the safety of the workers, unlawful injury to
the surface, unlawful encroachment upon adjoining property, or the
safety of an adjoining mine requires it.

(Source: P.A. 81-992.)

225 ILCS 705/33.12

(225 ILCS 705/33.12) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 3312)

Sec. 33.12.

If the State Mine Inspector or the Mining Board shall believe
any map required by this Act is materially inaccurate or imperfect, the
State Mine Inspector or the Mining Board is authorized to make, or cause to
be made, a correct survey and map at the expense of the operator, the cost
recoverable as for debt; but, if such test survey shows the operator's map
to be correct, the State shall be liable for the expenses incurred by the
Department.

(Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

225 ILCS 705/33.13

(225 ILCS 705/33.13) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 3313)

Sec. 33.13.

Whenever title to any mine is transferred the transferee shall
file in the office of the recorder of the county wherein the mine is
located, within 30 days of the date of transfer two complete sets of maps
of the mine as described in Sections 33.02 and 33.03 of this Act. The
seller and purchaser shall certify on each set of maps that they are
correct and such maps shall be prima facie evidence against such seller and
purchaser in any court of law, of the condition of the mine at the date of
transfer. The public shall have access to one set, and one set shall be
kept on file by the recorder and shall not be open to the public.

(Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

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.)