Okla. Stat. tit. 45, § 45-771
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Release of performance bond or deposit - Inspection and
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evaluation of reclamation work.
Upon receipt of the notification and request, the Department
shall within thirty (30) days conduct an inspection and evaluation
of the reclamation work involved. Such evaluation shall consider,
among other things, the degree of difficulty to complete any
remaining reclamation, whether pollution of surface and subsurface
water is occurring, the probability of continuance or future
occurrence of such pollution, and the estimated cost of abating such
pollution. The Department shall notify the permittee in writing of
its decision to release or not to release all or part of the
performance bond or deposit within sixty (60) days from the filing
of the request, if no public hearing is held and if there has been a
public hearing held within thirty (30) days thereafter.
Upon receipt of the notification and request, the Department
shall within thirty (30) days conduct an inspection and evaluation
of the reclamation work involved. Such evaluation shall consider,
among other things, the degree of difficulty to complete any
remaining reclamation, whether pollution of surface and subsurface
water is occurring, the probability of continuance or future
occurrence of such pollution, and the estimated cost of abating such
pollution. The Department shall notify the permittee in writing of
its decision to release or not to release all or part of the
performance bond or deposit within sixty (60) days from the filing
of the request, if no public hearing is held and if there has been a
public hearing held within thirty (30) days thereafter.
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