30 C.F.R. § 942.800 Bond and insurance requirements for surface coal mining and reclamation operations.
Title 30 - Mineral Resources
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, part 800 of this chapter, Bond and Insurance Requirements for Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations Under Regulatory Programs, shall apply to any person conducting surface coal mining and reclamation operations. (b)(1) The Office shall review the adequacy of the bonds for those operators who posted reclamation bonds with the State of Tennessee under its permanent regulatory program prior to the effective date of this program,who gave the State collateral to guarantee reclamation, or who was required to take either of these actions. (2) Where the Office determines that a bond amount is inadequate it shall notify the operator that additional bond is required. The operator shall post the required bond or collateral in the amount and within the time required by the Office. All bonds shall be made payable to “The United States or the State of Tennessee.” (3) Not later than 30 days after the effective date of this program each permanent program permittee shall either: (i) Post an acceptable new bond in the required amount made payable to “The United States or The State of Tennessee” or (ii) Provide an executed assignment of the required acceptable bond made payable to “The United States or The State of Tennessee.”
Title 30: Mineral Resources
PART 942—TENNESSEE
§ 942.800 Bond and insurance requirements for surface coal mining and reclamation operations.
