AUTHORITY: Implementing and authorized by the Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act [225 ILCS 720].DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
a) Coal extraction that is an incidental part of government-financed construction is exempt from the Act and this Part.
b) Any person who conducts or intends to conduct coal extraction that does not satisfy subsection (a) shall not proceed until a permit has been obtained from the regulatory authority under a State regulatory program, federal regulatory program, or federal lands program.