surface mining operations not subject to this act

surface mining operations not subject to this act Sec. 528. The provisions of this Act shall not apply to any of the following activities: (1) the extraction of coal by a landowner for his own noncommercial use from land owned or leased by him; and (2) the extraction of coal as an incidental part of Federal, State and local goverment-financed highway or other construction under regulations established by the regulatory authority. [30 U.S.C. 1278]