As used in the regulation in this Rule, the term --
- (a) "Act" means the Alabama Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1981, Act 81-435, et seq.
- (b) "ASMC" means the Office of the Alabama Surface Mining Commission.
- (c) "Commission" means the Alabama Surface Mining Commission and within the meaning of this Rule is separate and apart from the DHA.
- (d) "DHA" means the Division of Hearings and Appeals created under Section 8 of the Act.
- (e) "Regulatory Authority" means the Alabama Surface Mining Commission acting by and through its Director or his designee.
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§9-16-71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 79, 88, 89, 93, 94, 96.