The permittee or other person shall establish on the regraded areas, and all other lands affected, a diverse, effective, and permanent vegetative cover of the same seasonal variety native to the area of land to be affected and capable of self-regeneration and plant succession at least equal in extent of cover to the natural vegetation of the area; except, that introduced species, such as the establishment of pollinator habitat sites for bees, may be used in the revegetation process where desirable and necessary to achieve the approved postmining land use plan.
Effective: July 15, 2010

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 350.435

  • Permittee: means a person holding a permit to conduct surface coal mining and reclamation operations. See Kentucky Statutes 350.010
  • Person: means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, society, joint stock company, firm, company, or other business organization and shall also include any agency, unit, or instrumentality of federal, state, or local government including any publicly-owned utility or publicly-owned corporation of federal, state, or local government. See Kentucky Statutes 350.010

History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 19, sec. 4, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended
1992 Ky. Acts ch. 429, sec. 30, effective July 14, 1992. — Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch.
330, sec. 8, effective May 3, 1978.