COALEX REPORT 14

	Coalex Report 14

This is the Office of Surface Mining's library of COALEX Research Reports. COALEX is a database of mining and reclamation information, including the Surface Mining Law and regulations, maintained in LEXIS-NEXIS -- a commercial, on-line research service. These reports have been compiled under a cooperative agreement between the Office of Surface Mining and the Interstate Mining Compact Commission, which represents most U.S. coal producing states. The following report includes an analysis of a specific issue requested by a state regulatory authority with responsibility for carrying out the Surface Mining Law. Copies of the research reports and attachments are available to the public, upon request. For additional information, or to obtain copies of the listed attachments, contact Ron Tarquinio by phone at (202) 208-2882 or by e-mail at rtarquin@osmre.gov.

                   

COALEX STATE INQUIRY REPORT - 14
August 13, 1984

James Hamilton
Deputy Commissioner
Division of Mined Land Reclamation
P.O. Drawer U
Big Stone Gap, Virginia 24219

TOPIC: SELF-BONDING

INQUIRY: Identify all states that have a self-bonding provision in their regulatory program.

SEARCH RESULTS: A search of COALEX was conducted.  Sixteen states, in addition to Virginia,
were identified as having the self-bonding provision.   Excerpts from the 16 states' programs are
attached.

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ATTACHMENTS
Excerpts citing the self-bonding provision from the state regulatory programs are enclosed for the
following states:
Alabama
Arkansas
Colorado
Illinois
Iowa
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
New Mexico
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Texas
West Virginia
Wyoming


Search conducted by: Mary Kay Roark

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