§ 745.8. Criteria for approval of permit or revision application
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 45. Mines and Mining
45 Okl.St.Ann. § 745.8
§ 745.8. Criteria for approval of permit or revision application
No permit or revision application shall be approved unless the application affirmatively demonstrates and the Department finds in writing, on the basis of the information set forth in the application or from information otherwise available, which will be documented in the approval and made available to the applicant, that:
1. The permit application is accurate and complete and that all the requirements of this act1 have been complied with;
4. The area proposed to be mined is not included within an area designated unsuitable for surface coal mining, or is not within an area under study for such designation unless the operator demonstrates he has made substantial legal and financial commitments to the operation prior to January 1, 1977; and
If the conveyance does not expressly grant the right to extract coal by surface mining methods, the surface-subsurface legal relationship shall be determined in accordance with state law. Nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize the Department to adjudicate property rights disputes.
Credits
Laws 1979, c. 249, § 11, emerg. eff. June 1, 1979.
Footnotes
Title 45, § 742.1 et seq.
45 Okl. St. Ann. § 745.8, OK ST T. 45 § 745.8
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 257 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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