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§ 791.1. Alternative reclamation practices

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 45. Mines and Mining

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 45. Mines and Mining
Chapter 8. Mine Reclamation
Coal Reclamation Acts of 1978-1979
45 Okl.St.Ann. § 791.1
§ 791.1. Alternative reclamation practices
Currentness
In order to encourage advances in mining and reclamation practices or to allow post-mining land use for industrial, commercial, residential or public use (including recreation facilities), the Department with approval by the Secretary of the Interior may authorize departures in individual cases on an experimental basis from the environmental protection performance standards promulgated under Sections 746 through paragraph 2 of Section 760 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Such practices may be authorized if:
1. The experimental practices are potentially more or at least as environmentally protective, during and after mining operations, as those required by promulgated standards;
2. The mining operations approved for particular land use or other purposes are not larger or more numerous than necessary to determine the effectiveness and economic feasibility of the experimental practices; and
3. The experimental practices do not reduce the protection afforded public health and safety below that provided by promulgated standards.

Credits

Laws 1984, c. 248, § 6, emerg. eff. May 29, 1984.
45 Okl. St. Ann. § 791.1, OK ST T. 45 § 791.1
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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