Article VI – Performance Bonds
(225 ILCS 720/Art. VI heading) ARTICLE VI: PERFORMANCE BONDS (225 ILCS 720/6.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7906.01) Sec. 6.01. Requirement of a Bond. (a) After a mining and reclamation permit application has been approved but before a permit is issued, the applicant shall file with the Department, on a form prescribed and furnished […]
Article 39 – Miners’ Remedies
(225 ILCS 705/Art. 39 heading) ARTICLE 39. MINERS’ REMEDIES. (Source: P.A. 96-328, eff. 8-11-09.) (225 ILCS 705/39.1) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 3901) Sec. 39.1. Right of miner to refuse to operate unsafe equipment. It shall be unlawful to require an employee to work under conditions which he has reasonable grounds to believe to […]
Article VII – Prohibition Of Certain Mining
(225 ILCS 720/Art. VII heading) ARTICLE VII: PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN MINING (225 ILCS 720/7.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7907.01) Sec. 7.01. Prohibited Mining. (a) No person shall cause or allow any mining operations which will adversely affect any publicly owned park or places included in the National Register of Historic Sites unless approved […]
Article 40 – Mine Electricians
(225 ILCS 705/Art. 40 heading) ARTICLE 40.MINE ELECTRICIANS. (Source: P.A. 98-543, eff. 1-1-14.) (225 ILCS 705/40.1) Sec. 40.1. Mine electrician. Each applicant for a certificate of competency as mine electrician shall produce evidence of at least one year of experience in performing electrical work in a coal mine or acceptable related industry. The applicant […]
Article VIII – Enforcement
(225 ILCS 720/Art. VIII heading) ARTICLE VIII: ENFORCEMENT (225 ILCS 720/8.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7908.01) Sec. 8.01. Inspection. (a) The Department, including its authorized representatives, without advance notice and on presentation of appropriate credentials (1) may enter any mining and reclamation operations or any premises in which any records required to be […]
225 ILCS 710/ – Fluorspar Mines Act.
(225 ILCS 710/1) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4201) Sec. 1. Application of Act; short title; definitions. (a) This Act shall apply to all mines in the State of Illinois producing minerals within the meaning of that term, as hereinafter defined. (b) This Act may be cited as the Fluorspar Mines Act. (c) For the […]
Article IX – Administration
(225 ILCS 720/Art. IX heading) ARTICLE IX: ADMINISTRATION (225 ILCS 720/9.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7909.01) Sec. 9.01. Rules. (a) The Department may propose, adopt and promulgate reasonable rules in conformity with this Act. When it proposes or adopts rules the Department shall consider the terrain, the climate and other conditions of this […]
225 ILCS 715/ – Surface-Mined Land Conservation and Reclamation Act.
(225 ILCS 715/1) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4501) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Surface-Mined Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1475.) (225 ILCS 715/2) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4502) Sec. 2. Statement of policy. It is declared to be the policy of this State to […]
225 ILCS 725/ – Illinois Oil and Gas Act.
(225 ILCS 725/1) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 5401) Sec. 1. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words defined in this Section have the following meanings as used in this Act. “Person” means any natural person, corporation, association, partnership, governmental agency or other legal entity, receiver, trustee, guardian, executor, administrator, fiduciary or representative of any […]
225 ILCS 728/ – Illinois Petroleum Education and Marketing Act.
(225 ILCS 728/1) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Petroleum Education and Marketing Act. (Source: P.A. 90-614, eff. 7-10-98.) (225 ILCS 728/5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: […]