Section 13.14. Prime farmlands and environmentally sensitive area requirements

(a) A permit issued by the Department after August 3, 1977, for operations which are subject to the prime farmlands requirements of 30 U.S.C.A. § § 1257(b)(16), 1260(d)(1) and 1265(b)(7) or the environmentally sensitive area requirements of 30 U.S.C. § 1272(e), or both, will require compliance with those sections, including the rules and regulations issued thereunder.

(b) Those sections were effective on the date 30 U.S.C.A. § § 1201—1328 went into effect—August 3, 1977.