Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 22 > Article 10 > Chapter 1.5 - General Provisions

• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Board: refers to the mining board established under Indiana Code 22-10-3-1
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Director: means the director of the bureau of mines and mine safety established under IC 22-1-1-4. See Indiana Code 22-10-3-1
• Mine: means an underground commercial coal mine. See Indiana Code 22-10-3-1
• Mine examiner: means a properly certified person designated by the mine foreman to examine the mine for gas and other dangers. See Indiana Code 22-10-3-1
• Mine foreman: means the person charged with the responsibility of the general supervision of the underground working of a mine and the persons employed in the mine and for the health and safety of those employees. See Indiana Code 22-10-3-1
• Mine inspector: means the person appointed to assist in administering this article. See Indiana Code 22-10-3-1
• Mining laws: means :

  Indiana Code 22-10-3-1

• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5