Section 86.93. Assistance funding

(a) Funds authorized by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement for this program may not be used to cover administrative costs of the Department.

(b) The Department will, to the extent practicable, establish a formula for allocating funds among eligible small operators if available funds are less than those required to provide the services under the program. This formula shall include factors such as the applicant’s:

(1) Anticipated date of filing a permit application.

(2) Anticipated date for commencing mining.

(3) Performance history.

The provisions of this § 86.93 adopted December 19, 1980, 10 Pa.B. 4789, effective July 31, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 2382; amended July 30, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 2473, effective July 31, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 2382; amended September 29, 1995, effective September 30, 1995, 25 Pa.B. 4124. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (178885).