(a) Within its jurisdiction, the Commission shall have a right of entry to, upon, and through any coal exploration or surface coal mining and reclamation operation without advance notice or search warrant, upon presentation of appropriate credentials.      
        (b) The Commission shall inspect any monitoring equipment or method of exploration or operation and to have access to and copy any records required under the Act, this chapter (relating to Coal Mining Regulations), the exploration approval, or the permit. The representatives of the Commission may exercise such rights at reasonable times, without advance notice, upon presentation of appropriate credentials. No search warrant shall be required, except that Texas may provide for its use with respect to entry into a building.       
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §12.671 adopted to be effective April 7, 1997, 22 TexReg 3093.