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CHAPTER 350 SURFACE COAL MINING
350.150 Reclamation work by cabinet -- Procedure -- Acceptance of federal and other funds -- Access to land.
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compensate them for the services. The cabinet may also receive any federal funds,
state funds, or any other funds for the reclamation of land affected by surface coal
mining operations. The cabinet may cause the reclamation work to be done by its
own employees or by employees of other governmental agencies, soil conservation
districts, or through contracts with qualified persons. The contracts, other than
negotiated contracts awarded pursuant to KRS 350.131(3), shall be awarded to the
lowest responsible bidder upon competitive bids after reasonable advertisement.
The cabinet and any other agency and any contractor under a contract with the
cabinet shall have the right of access to the land affected to carry out the
reclamation. (2) Any funds available to the cabinet and any public works program (both funds and services) may be used and expended to reclaim and rehabilitate any lands that have
been subjected to surface coal mining operations that have not been reclaimed and
rehabilitated in accordance with standards set by this chapter or administrative
regulations thereunder and which are not covered by bond to guarantee the
reclamation. (3) A person or organization, having qualifications acceptable to the cabinet, may post bond or a cash deposit, in a sum determined by the cabinet, and assume the liability
for carrying out the reclamation plan approved by the cabinet in areas where the
mining operation and any necessary grading and backfilling have been completed.
The cabinet shall then release the bond posted by the permittee for the area. Effective: July 15, 1996
History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 323, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 429, sec. 19, July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 62,
sec. 16. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 332, sec. 7, effective June 17, 1978. --
Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. III, sec. 13(7). -- Amended 1972 (1st Extra.
Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 3, sec. 73. -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 4, sec. 20. -- Amended
1964 Ky. Acts ch. 61, sec. 8. --.Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 105, sec. 12. -- Created
1954 Ky. Acts ch. 8, sec. 15.
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