Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no application for a uranium mining permit shall be accepted by any agency of the Commonwealth until a program for permitting uranium mining is established by statute. For the purpose of construing the definition of "mining" in § 45.2-1200, uranium mining is deemed to have a significant effect on the surface. 1982, c. 269, § 45.1-283; 1983, c. 3; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.
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