Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 460 - Department of Mines
Chapter 20 - The Permanent Regulations Governing the Coal Reclamation Act of 1979
Subchapter 64 - Alternative Enforcement
Section 460:20-64-4 - Civil actions for relief

Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 460:20-64-4

Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024

(a) Under Section 780 of the Act, the Department may request the Oklahoma Attorney General to institute a civil action for relief whenever the Applicant or its Agent:

(1) Violates or fails or refuses to comply with any order or decision that the Department issues under the Act or this Chapter;

(2) Interferes with, hinders, or delays the Department in carrying out the provisions of the Act or its implementing regulations;

(3) Refuses to admit authorized representatives onto the site of a surface coal mining and reclamation operation;

(4) Refuses to allow authorized representatives to inspect a surface coal mining and reclamation operation;

(5) Refuses to furnish any information or report that the Department requests under the Act or regulatory program; or

(6) Refuses to allow access to, or copying of, those records that the Department determines necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act and its implementing regulations.

(b) A civil action for relief includes a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or any other appropriate order in the district court for the district in which the surface coal mining and reclamation operation is located or in which the Applicant has its principal office.

Added at 27 Ok Reg 2558, eff 7-25-10

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