A prefectural governor may, to the extent necessary for the enforcement of this Act, request a person who drills land for the purpose of making a hot spring gush out to report on the implementation status of the drilling, the status of flammable natural gas generation, and other necessary matters. The governor also may request a person that extracts hot springs from a hot spring source or the manager of a hot spring facility to report on the implementation status of the extraction, the amount, temperature, composition, or the status of usage of hot springs, the status of flammable natural gas generation, and other necessary matters.

①A prefectural governor may, to the extent necessary for the enforcement of this Act, authorize their officials to enter the site of the drilling construction of land for the purpose of making a hot spring gush out, the site of hot spring extraction , or hot spring facilities, to inspect the status of drilling or hot spring extraction, the amount, temperature, composition, or the status of usage of hot springs, the status of the generation of flammable natural gas, or any relevant books, documents, or other items, and to question the relevant persons.

②The provisions of Article 28, paragraphs (2) and (3) apply mutatis mutandis to the on-site inspection under the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

①With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 4, paragraph (1), item (ii) and Article 11, paragraph (2) to the drilling of land or the additional drilling of a hot spring channel to be conducted for the purpose of making a hot spring gush out in mines referred to in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Mining Safety Act (Act No. 70 of 1949) (limited to those where flammable natural gas is mined; referred to as "natural gas mines" in the following paragraph), the phrase "the site, structure, and equipment of the facilities for the drilling related to the application and the method of the drilling do not conform to the technical standards specified by the Order of the Ministry of the Environment concerning the prevention of disasters caused by flammable natural gas resulting from drilling" in the same item is deemed to be replaced with "the measures necessary to prevent harm to people in mines pursuant to the provisions of Article 5 of the Mining Safety Act (Act No. 70 of 1949) have not been taken"; the phrases "Article 4," "through Article 8," "the same paragraph," "Article 4, paragraph (1), items (i) through (iii)," and "Article 7-2, paragraph (1), Article 8, paragraphs (1) and (3)" in the same paragraph are deemed to be replaced with "Article 4 as applied with the replacement of terms pursuant to Article 35-2, paragraph (1), and," ", Article 7, and Article 8, paragraphs (1) and (2)," "the preceding paragraph," "Article 4, paragraph (1), items (i) and (iii)," and "Article 8, paragraph (1)," respectively; and the words "; and the provisions of Article 9-2 apply mutatis mutandis to the additional drilling of a hot spring channel" and "the term 'drilling' in Article 9-2 is deemed to be replaced with 'additional drilling';" in the same paragraph are deemed to be deleted.

②In natural gas mines, the provisions of Article 7-2, paragraph (3) of Article 8, Article 9-2 and Chapter III do not apply.

①Part of the duties under the authority of the prefectural governor, as specified in Chapter IV, Article 33, paragraph (1) (limited to the part related to the disposition under the provisions of Article 31, paragraph (2)), Article 34 (excluding the part related to the collection of reports from persons the site of the drilling construction of land for the purpose of making a hot spring gush out), or Article 35, paragraph (1) (excluding the part related to on-site inspections of the site of drilling construction of land for the purpose of making a hot spring gush out), may be conducted by the mayor of a city specified by Cabinet Order, as referred to in Article 5, paragraph (1) of the Community Health Act (Act No. 101 of 1947) (referred to as "city with a public health center" in the following paragraph) or by a special ward, as specified by Cabinet Order.

②The mayor of a city with a public health center or the mayor of a special ward of Tokyo must notify the prefectural governor of the matters concerning the duties prescribed in the preceding paragraph, as specified by the Order of the Ministry of the Environment.

When enacting, revising or abolishing a Cabinet Order based on the provisions of this Act, necessary transitional measures (including transitional measures concerning penal provisions) may be specified by the Cabinet Order to the extent considered reasonably necessary for the enactment, revision or abolition.