West Virginia Code

W. Va. Code § 22-2-1 (2026)

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ARTICLE 2. ABANDONED MINE LANDS AND RECLAMATION ACT.

§22-2-1. Short title.

This article shall be known and cited as the Abandoned Mine Lands and Reclamation Act.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1982–2001 · leading case: Ayersman v. West Virginia Div. of Env't Prot., 542 S.E.2d 58 (W. Va. 2000).
Ayersman v. West Virginia Div. of Env't Prot., 542 S.E.2d 58 (W. Va. 2000). · cites it 2× “Under the Abandoned Mine Lands and Reclamation Act, W. Va.Code § 22-2-1, et seq., DEP is charged with the .”
United Mine Workers of Am. v. Miller, 291 S.E.2d 673 (W. Va. 1982). “) which provides: “[The Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety] shall develop, promulgate and revise, as may be appropriate, rules and regulations as are necessary and proper to effectuate the purposes of article two [§ 22-2-1 et seq. ] of this chapter and to prevent the…”
Ayersman v. Div. Of Environ. Prot., 542 S.E.2d 58 (W. Va. 2001). · cites it 2× “Under the Abandoned Mine Lands and Reclamation Act, W. Va.Code § 22-2-1, et seq., DEP is charged with the duty of reclaiming abandoned mine sites in West Virginia.”
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