§ 745.22. Reclamation efforts--Variances
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 45. Mines and Mining
45 Okl.St.Ann. § 745.22
§ 745.22. Reclamation efforts--Variances
The operator shall insure that all reclamation efforts proceed in an environmentally sound manner and as contemporaneously as practicable with the surface coal mining operations. Where the applicant proposes to combine surface mining operations with underground mining operations to assure maximum practical recovery of the coal and other mineral resources, the Department may grant a variance for specific areas within the reclamation plan from the requirement that reclamation efforts proceed as contemporaneously as practicable to permit underground mining operations prior to reclamation:
e. no substantial adverse environmental damage, either on site or off site, will result from the delay in completion of reclamation as required by this act,1 and
Credits
Laws 1979, c. 249, § 25, emerg. eff. June 1, 1979.
Footnotes
Title 45, § 742.1 et seq.
45 Okl. St. Ann. § 745.22, OK ST T. 45 § 745.22
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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