Okla. Stat. tit. 45, § 45-745.5

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A. Each applicant for a permit shall be required to submit to

the Department as part of the permit application a reclamation plan

which shall meet the requirements of this act. Each reclamation

plan submitted as part of a permit application shall include, in the

degree of detail necessary to demonstrate that reclamation required

can be accomplished, a statement of:

1. The identification of the lands subject to surface coal

mining operations over the estimated life of those operations and

the size, sequence and timing of the subareas for which it is

anticipated that individual permits for mining will be sought;

2. The condition of the land to be covered by the permit prior

to any mining including:

a. the uses existing at the time of the application, and

if the land has a history of previous mining, the uses which

preceded any mining,

b. the capability of the land prior to any mining to

support a variety of uses giving consideration to soil and

foundation characteristics, topography, vegetative cover and, if

applicable, a soil survey, and

c. the productivity of the land prior to mining, including

appropriate classification as prime farmlands, as well as the

average yield of food, fiber, forage or wood products from such

lands obtained under high levels of management;

3. The use which is proposed to be made of the land following

reclamation, including a discussion of the utility and capacity of

the reclaimed land to support a variety of alternative uses and the

relationship of such use to existing land use policies and plans,

and the comments of any owner of the surface, state and local

governments or agencies thereof which would have to initiate,

implement, approve or authorize the proposed use of the land

following reclamation;

4. A detailed description of how the proposed postmining land

use is to be achieved and the necessary support activities which may

be needed to achieve the proposed land use;

5. The engineering techniques proposed to be used in mining

and reclamation and a description of the major equipment; a plan for

the control of surface water drainage and of water accumulation; a

plan, where appropriate, for backfilling, soil stabilization, and

compacting, grading and appropriate revegetation; a plan for soil

reconstruction, replacement and stabilization; an estimate of the

cost per acre of the reclamation, including a statement as to how

the permittee plans to comply with each of the requirements of

Oklahoma mining reclamation law;

6. The consideration which has been given to maximize the

utilization and conservation of the solid fuel resource being

recovered so that reaffecting the land in the future can be

minimized;

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7. A detailed estimated timetable for the accomplishment of

each major step in the reclamation plan;

8. The consideration which has been given to making the

surface mining and reclamation operations consistent with surface

owner plans, and applicable state and local land use plans and

programs; 9. The steps to be taken to comply with applicable air

and water quality laws and regulations and any applicable health and

safety standards;

10. The consideration which has been given to developing the

reclamation plan in a manner consistent with local physical

environmental, and climatological conditions;

11. All lands, interests in lands, or options on such

interests held by the applicant or pending bids on interests in

lands by the applicant, which lands are contiguous to the area to be

covered by the permit;

12. The results of test boring which the applicant has made at

the area to be covered by the permit, or other equivalent

information and data, including the location of subsurface water,

and an analysis of the chemical properties including acid-forming

properties of the coal and other minerals and overburden.
the applicant, which lands are contiguous to the area to be

covered by the permit;

12. The results of test boring which the applicant has made at

the area to be covered by the permit, or other equivalent

information and data, including the location of subsurface water,

and an analysis of the chemical properties including acid-forming

properties of the coal and other minerals and overburden.

Information which pertains only to the analysis of the chemical and

physical properties of the coal shall be kept confidential and not

made a matter of public record. Information regarding mineral or

elemental contents which are potentially toxic in the environment

shall be a part of the public record;

13. A detailed description of the measures to be taken during

the mining and reclamation process to assure the protection of:

a. the quality of surface and ground water systems, both

on- and off-site, from adverse effects of the mining and reclamation

process,

b. the rights of present users to such water, and

c. the quantity of surface and ground water systems, both

on- and off-site, from adverse effects of the mining and reclamation

process or to provide alternative sources of water where such

protection of quantity cannot be assured; and

14. Such other requirements as the Department shall prescribe

by regulations.

B. Any information required by this section which is not on

public file pursuant to state law shall be held in confidence by the

Department. Information which pertains only to the chemical and

physical properties of the coal, except those properties which are

potentially toxic in the environment, shall be kept confidential and

not made a matter of public record.