LAC 43:XV.901. Authority

A. The office is authorized, under §922 of the Act, to establish a database and inventory system and a petition process to designate any nonfederal and non-Indian land areas of the state as unsuitable for all or certain types of surface coal mining operations. B. The commissioner is authorized to: 1. conduct a review of public lands to determine whether any area on these lands is unsuitable for all or certain types of surface coal mining operations; 2. establish a process for the public to petition to have an area of public lands designated as unsuitable for all or certain types of surface coal mining operations.