Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Chapter 130 - COAL SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION REGULATIONS
Part 801 - Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund, Penalties, and Self-Bonding
Section 4VAC25-130-801.17 - Bond release application
The permittee participating in the Pool Bond Fund, or any person authorized to act upon his behalf, may file an application with the division for the Phase I, II or III release of the bond furnished in accordance with 4VAC25-130-801.12 (b) for the permit area or any applicable increment thereof. The bond release application, the procedural requirements and the released percentages shall be consistent with the release criteria of 4VAC25-130-800.40. However, in no event shall the total bond of the permit be less than the minimum amounts established pursuant to §§ 45.2-1016 and 45.2-1045 of the Virginia Coal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act prior to completion of Phase III reclamation of the entire permit area.
Statutory Authority: § 45.2-103 of the Code of Virginia.