Surface coal mining activities may not be conducted closer than five hundred feet [152.40 meters] of an underground mine, unless the activities result in improved resource recovery, abatement of water pollution, or elimination of hazards to public health and safety.
N.D. Admin Code 69-05.2-13-06
General Authority: NDCC 38-14.1-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 38-14.1-24