49-411. Commencement of reclamation, when; grading. An operator shall commence the reclamation of the area of land affected by its operation contemporaneous with the surface mining of that area in accordance with a plan of reclamation required by the mined-land conservation and reclamation act and rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Except as otherwise provided in the mined-land conservation and reclamation act or rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, grading shall be kept current with the operation as required herein, and no permit or supplement to a permit shall be issued if these practices are not current.

History: L. 1968, ch. 395, § 11; L. 1974, ch. 229, § 4; L. 1978, ch. 208, § 10; L. 1981, ch. 213, § 4; May 18.