Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0400 - Environment and Conservation
Subtitle 0400-42 - Water Resources (Surface Mining)
Chapter 0400-42-04 - Prospecting Permit (Transferred from 0400-03-04 which was repealed)
Section 0400-42-04-.02 - RECLAMATION PERFORMANCE BOND

(1) The operator will sign an agreement to regrade and revegetate the disturbed area in accordance with the reclamation provisions of T.C.A. §§ 59-8-201 through 59-8-228 and post a five hundred dollars ($500) cash or surety bond prior to the initiation of any disturbance.

(2) The disturbed area will include not only those tract portions being prospected for the mineral, but also that disturbance created by equipment in providing access to the area being disturbed to ascertain the quantity and quality of a mineral.

(3) There shall be no activity prior to the receipt by the operator of the prospecting permit, which shall be for a period of not more than one (1) year from the date of issuance. The operator shall apply for release of the bond when the prospecting is completed and the disturbed area has been reclaimed. If an inspection shows that reclamation is satisfactory, the Commissioner shall release the bond.