312 IAC 25-3-4 Land exempt from designation

Sec. 4. Section 3 of this rule, this section, and section 5 of this rule do not apply to the following: (1) Land on which surface coal mining operations were being conducted on August 3, 1977. (2) Land covered by a permit issued under IC 14-34. (3) Land where substantial legal and financial commitments in surface coal mining operations were in existence prior to January 4, 1977.