49-431. Act not applicable to extraction of coal in certain circumstances. The mined-land conservation and reclamation act shall not apply to the extraction of coal as an incidental part of federal, state or local government-financed highway construction or other government-financed construction nor to the extraction of coal incidental to the extraction of other minerals where coal does not exceed 16 2/3% of the tonnage of minerals removed for purposes of commercial use or sale.

History: L. 1981, ch. 213, § 10; L. 1987, ch. 204, § 2; July 1.