SRFCE MINING-NATL SCENIC BYWAY Senate SponsorsSen. William R. Haine 1/9/2007SenateSession Sine Die 225 ILCS 720/2.12 newAmends the Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. Provides that on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, no initial permit shall be issued and no existing permit shall be revised or renewed for mining on land that measures less than 300 feet away from an area that has been designated a national scenic byway by the United States Department of Transportation. Effective immediately. 1/20/2006SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine 1/20/2006SenateFirst Reading 1/20/2006SenateReferred to Rules 1/9/2007SenateSession Sine Die