45.1-161.73 - State-designated mine rescue teams. - Virginia Statutes

§ 45.1-161.73. State-designated mine rescue teams.

The Director may, upon the request of an operator or agent who employs a minerescue team, designate two or more mine rescue teams as "state-designatedmine rescue teams." Any team which is certified as a mine rescue team by theMine Safety and Health Administration under 30 CFR Part 49 shall be eligibleto be a state-designated team. Following the designation of any such teams,the Director shall, upon the payment to the Department of an annual fee, setby the Director based on current costs for maintaining mine rescue stationsand personnel, assign two or more state-designated teams to the operator. Anoperator who has paid the rescue fee shall be entitled to the rescue servicesof a state-designated rescue team at no additional charge.

(1985, c. 496, § 45.1-33.5:1; 1994, c. 28; 1996, c. 774.)