Kentucky
General Assembly

Chapter 2 General Coal Mining Practices

• 010 Waiving liens against privately-owned land

Chapter 5 Surface Effects of Noncoal Mining

• 002 Definitions for 405 KAR Chapter 5
• 015 General provisions
• 021 Permit fees
• 032 Permit requirements
• 036 Signs and markers
• 040 Access roads and haul roads
• 042 Blasting
• 048 Protection of environmental resources
• 050 Protection of surface water quantity and quality
• 055 Permanent and temporary impoundments
• 062 Handling of materials
• 065 Premining and postmining land use
• 070 Revegetation
• 078 Contemporaneous reclamation
• 082 Reclamation bond
• 085 Enforcement

Chapter 7 General Provisions

• 001 Definitions for 405 KAR Chapter 7
• 015 Documents incorporated by reference
• 030 Applicability
• 035 Exemption for coal extraction incidental to the extraction of other minerals
• 040 General obligations of operators and permittees
• 050 Coal processing waste disposal sites
• 060 Experimental practices mining
• 070 Certification of blasters
• 080 Small operator assistance
• 095 Assessment of civil penalties
• 097 Reclamation in lieu of cash payment of civil penalties
• 100 Notice of citizen suits
• 110 Petitions for rulemaking

Chapter 8 Permits

• 001 Definitions for 405 KAR Chapter 8
• 010 General provisions for permits
• 020 Coal exploration
• 030 Surface coal mining permits
• 040 Underground coal mining permits
• 050 Permits for special categories of mining

Chapter 10 Bond and Insurance Requirements

• 001 Definitions for 405 KAR Chapter 10
• 015 General bonding provisions
• 025 Extension of performance bond subsidization
• 030 General requirements for liability insurance
• 035 Procedures, criteria and hearing requirements for cancellation of surety bonds after notice of noncompliance issued for failure to maintain contemporaneous reclamation
• 040 Procedures, criteria and schedule for release of performance bond
• 050 Bond forfeiture
• 070 Kentucky reclamation guaranty fund
• 080 Full-cost bonding
• 090 Production fees

Chapter 12 Inspection and Enforcement

• 001 Definitions for 405 KAR Chapter 12
• 010 General provisions for inspection and enforcement
• 020 Enforcement
• 030 Public participation in inspection and enforcement

Chapter 16 Performance Standards for Surface Mining Activities

• 001 Definitions for 405 KAR Chapter 16
• 010 General provisions
• 020 Contemporaneous reclamation
• 030 Signs and markers
• 040 Casing and sealing of drilled holes
• 050 Topsoil
• 060 General hydrologic requirements
• 070 Water quality standards and effluent limitations
• 080 Diversions
• 090 Sedimentation ponds
• 100 Permanent and temporary impoundments
• 110 Surface and groundwater monitoring
• 120 Use of explosives
• 130 Disposal of excess spoil
• 140 Disposal of coal mine waste
• 150 Disposal of noncoal mine waste
• 160 Coal mine waste dams and impoundments
• 170 Stabilization of surface areas
• 180 Protection of fish, wildlife, and related environmental values
• 190 Backfilling and grading
• 200 Revegetation
• 210 Postmining land use capability
• 220 Roads
• 250 Other facilities

Chapter 18 Performance Standards for Underground Mining Activities

• 001 Definitions for 405 KAR Chapter 18
• 010 General provisions
• 020 Contemporaneous reclamation
• 030 Signs and markers
• 040 Casing and sealing of underground openings
• 050 Topsoil
• 060 General hydrologic requirements
• 070 Water quality standards and effluent limitations
• 080 Diversions
• 090 Sedimentation ponds
• 100 Permanent and temporary impoundments
• 110 Surface and groundwater monitoring
• 120 Use of explosives
• 130 Disposal of excess spoil
• 140 Disposal of coal mine waste
• 150 Disposal of noncoal mine waste
• 160 Coal mine waste dams and impoundments
• 170 Stabilization of surface areas
• 180 Protection of fish, wildlife, and related environmental values
• 190 Backfilling and grading
• 200 Revegetation
• 210 Subsidence control
• 220 Postmining land use capability
• 230 Roads
• 260 Other facilities

Chapter 20 Special Performance Standards

• 001 Definitions for 405 KAR Chapter 20
• 010 Coal exploration
• 030 Auger mining
• 040 Prime farmland
• 050 Mountaintop removal
• 060 Steep slopes
• 070 Off-site coal processing plants
• 080 In situ processing
• 090 Underground only permits

Chapter 24 Areas Unsuitable for Mining

• 001 Definitions for 405 KAR Chapter 24
• 020 Petition requirements
• 030 Process and criteria for designating lands unsuitable for surface mining operations
• 040 Areas unsuitable for mining

Chapter 30 Oil Shale Operations

• 010 Definitions
• 015 Documents incorporated by reference
• 020 General provisions
• 025 Experimental practices
• 035 General requirements for performance bond and liability insurance
• 040 Amount and duration of performance bonds
• 050 Bonding requirements for long-term facilities and structures
• 060 Form, terms and conditions of performance bonds and liability insurance
• 070 Procedures, criteria and schedule for release of performance bond
• 080 Bond forfeiture
• 090 General provisions for inspection and enforcement
• 100 Enforcement
• 110 Public participation in inspection and enforcement
• 121 Oil shale exploration
• 125 Oil shale exploration performance standards
• 130 Oil shale operation permits
• 140 Written approval required for transfer of permit; successor in interest
• 150 Oil shale records open to public inspection; confidential nature of certain data
• 160 Data requirements
• 170 Citizen demands for enforcement
• 180 Petitions for rulemaking
• 210 Signs and markers
• 220 Postmining land use
• 230 Air resources protection
• 240 Protection of fish, wildlife, and related environmental values
• 250 Use of explosives
• 260 Access roads, haul roads, overland conveyor systems, pipelines, and other transport facilities
• 270 Casing and sealing of drilled holes
• 280 Prime farmland
• 290 Topsoil
• 300 Protection of the hydrologic system
• 310 Diversion of flows and water withdrawal
• 320 Water quality standards, effluent limitations, and monitoring
• 330 Sediment control measures
• 340 Leachate control
• 350 Permanent impoundments
• 360 Waste management provisions
• 370 Disposal of excess spoil materials and spent shale
• 390 Backfilling and grading
• 400 Revegetation
• 410 In situ operations