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20 CFR 726.1 - Statutory insurance requirements for coal mine operators.

• Section Number: 726.1
• Section Name: Statutory insurance requirements for coal mine operators.

    Section 423 of title IV of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety 
Act as amended (hereinafter the Act) requires each coal mine operator 
who is operating or has operated a coal mine in a State which is not 
included in the list published by the Secretary (see part 722 of this 
subchapter) to secure the payment of benefits for which he may be found 
liable under section 422 of the Act and the provisions of this 
subchapter by either:
    (a) Qualifying as a self-insurer, or
    (b) By subscribing to and maintaining in force a commercial 
insurance contract (including a policy or contract procured from a 
State agency).