Illinois Statutes Chapter 20. Executive Branch § 1920/2.11. Non-coal reclamation

(a) (Blank).

(b) The Department may make expenditures and carry out the purposes of this Section for lands mined for substances other than coal; provided, however, that those non-coal reclamation projects be accorded a high priority under subsection (a) of paragraph (1) of Section 2.03 and that annual expenditures for non-coal reclamation do not exceed 2% of the Department's annual budget for mine land reclamation. Except for those non-coal reclamation projects relating to the protection of the public health or safety which shall be accorded a high priority, non-coal reclamation expenditures shall be made only after all reclamation with respect to abandoned coal lands or coal development impacts has been accomplished.

(c) In those instances where coal mine waste piles are being reworked for conservation purposes, the Department may make additional incremental expenditures to dispose of the wastes from such operations by filling voids and sealing tunnels if the disposal of these wastes is in accordance with the purposes of this Section.

(d) The Department shall acquire, by purchase, exchange, gifts, condemnation or otherwise, the fee simple title or any lesser interest in and to such land rights or other property as the Department considers necessary to carry out the provisions of this Section. Transfers and dispositions of such land shall be made in the same manner as prescribed by Section 2.07 of this Act.

(e) Consistent with this Section, the Department may enter and reclaim abandoned non-coal mined lands in the same manner as prescribed in Section 2.04 of this Act.