Authority: IC 14-34-2-1

Affected: IC 14-34

Sec. 26. (a) "Coal preparation plant" means a facility or collection of facilities that perform coal preparation.

(b) A coal preparation plant includes each of the following:

1. (1) Loading facilities.
2. (2) Storage and stockpile facilities.
3. (3) Sheds.
4. (4) Shops and other buildings.
5. (5) Water treatment and water storage facilities.
6. (6) Settling basins and impoundments.
7. (7) Coal processing and other waste disposal areas.
8. (8) Roads, railroads, and other transport facilities.
9. (9) Other associated support facilities.

(c) Exempted from the meaning of coal preparation plant is an operation that:

1. (1) loads coal;
2. (2) does not crush, size, or screen coal; and
3. (3) is not located at or near the minesite.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 25-1-26; filed Jun 21, 2001, 2:53 p.m.: 24 IR 3405, eff Dec 1, 2001; readopted filed May 29, 2007, 9:51 a.m.: 20070613-IR-312070146RFA; readopted filed Sep 19, 2013, 10:12 a.m.: 20131016-IR-312130125RFA; readopted filed Mar 26, 2019, 3:40 p.m.: 20190424-IR-312190011RFA; readopted filed Mar 25, 2025, 9:50 a.m.: 20250423-IR-312240574RFA)