Sec. 1. This article applies to the following:
(1) A person who engages in surface coal mining operations, whether or not the person has a permit.
(2) An agency, a unit, or an instrumentality of federal, state, or local government, including a publicly owned utility or publicly owned corporation of federal, state, or local government, that proposes to engage in surface coal mining operations.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: 13-4.1-1-6; 13-4.1-1-7.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.27.