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Bond or other security previously posted shall be released for each area disturbed in the last 12 months if reclamation work has been completed or transferred to additional acres to be disturbed.B\n\nTo obtain the approval of the Director to release the bond, the operator shall file with the Department a written report on a form prescribed by the Department stating under oath that reclamation has been completed on certain lands and shall submit (i) the identity of the operation; (ii) the county or city in which the operation is located and its location with reference to the nearest public highway; (iii) a description of the area of land affected by the operation within the period of time covered by such report with sufficient certainty to enable the operation to be located and distinguished from other lands; and (iv) an accurate map or plan prepared by a licensed land surveyor or licensed engineer or issued by a standard mapping service or in a manner acceptable to the Director showing the boundary lines of the area of land affected by the operation, the number of acres comprising such area, and the methods of access to the area from the nearest public highway.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":286491,"text":"Within 10 days following the anniversary date of any permit, the operator shall post additional bond in the amount of $3,000 per acre for each acre of land estimated by him to be disturbed during the next year following the anniversary date of the permit. Bond or other security previously posted shall be released for each area disturbed in the last 12 months if reclamation work has been completed or transferred to additional acres to be disturbed.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":286492,"text":"To obtain the approval of the Director to release the bond, the operator shall file with the Department a written report on a form prescribed by the Department stating under oath that reclamation has been completed on certain lands and shall submit (i) the identity of the operation; (ii) the county or city in which the operation is located and its location with reference to the nearest public highway; (iii) a description of the area of land affected by the operation within the period of time covered by such report with sufficient certainty to enable the operation to be located and distinguished from other lands; and (iv) an accurate map or plan prepared by a licensed land surveyor or licensed engineer or issued by a standard mapping service or in a manner acceptable to the Director showing the boundary lines of the area of land affected by the operation, the number of acres comprising such area, and the methods of access to the area from the nearest public highway.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14081,"edition_id":1,"name":"Regulation of Mining Activity","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":5,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13016,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:49","permalink":{"id":224425,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14081,"identifier":"2","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/12\/2","url":"\/45.2\/III\/A\/12\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13016,"edition_id":1,"name":"Permits for Certain Mining Operations; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 734 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1968 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1974, chapter 312; in 1977, chapter 312; in 2017, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0004\">4<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57648,"section_number":"45.2-1236","catch_line":" Release of bonds and other securities","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1236\/"},{"id":60348,"section_number":"45.2-1237","catch_line":" Return of member payments","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1237\/"},{"id":58345,"section_number":"45.2-1241","catch_line":" Order of return of payments","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1241\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":224459,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79992,"identifier":"45.2-1212","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/12\/2\/45.2-1212","url":"\/45.2-1212\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1212\/","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/12\/2\/45.2-1212","dublin_core":{"Title":" Additional bond to be posted annually; release of previous bond; report of reclamation work","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1212","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Within 10 days following the anniversary date of any permit, the <span class=\"dictionary\">operator<\/span> shall post additional <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> in the amount of $3,000 per acre for each acre of land estimated by him to be disturbed during the next year following the anniversary date of the permit. <span class=\"dictionary\">Bond<\/span> or other security previously posted shall be released for each area disturbed in the last 12 months if <span class=\"dictionary\">reclamation<\/span> work has been completed or transferred to additional acres to be disturbed. <a id=\"paragraph-286491\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-1212\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> To obtain the approval of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> to release the <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span>, the <span class=\"dictionary\">operator<\/span> shall file with the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> a written report on a form prescribed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> stating under <span class=\"dictionary\">oath<\/span> that <span class=\"dictionary\">reclamation<\/span> has been completed on certain lands and shall submit (i) the identity of the operation; (ii) the county or city in which the operation is located and its location with reference to the nearest public highway; (iii) a description of the area of land affected by the operation within the period of time covered by such report with sufficient certainty to enable the operation to be located and distinguished from other lands; and (iv) an accurate map or plan prepared by a licensed land surveyor or licensed engineer or issued by a standard mapping service or in a manner acceptable to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> showing the boundary lines of the area of land affected by the operation, the number of acres comprising such area, and the methods of access to the area from the nearest public highway. <a id=\"paragraph-286492\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-1212\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n ADDITIONAL BOND TO BE POSTED ANNUALLY; RELEASE OF PREVIOUS BOND; REPORT OF\nRECLAMATION WORK (\u00a7 45.2-1212)\n\nA. Within 10 days following the anniversary date of any permit, the operator\nshall post additional bond in the amount of $3,000 per acre for each acre of\nland estimated by him to be disturbed during the next year following the\nanniversary date of the permit. Bond or other security previously posted shall\nbe released for each area disturbed in the last 12 months if reclamation work\nhas been completed or transferred to additional acres to be disturbed.\n\nB. To obtain the approval of the Director to release the bond, the operator\nshall file with the Department a written report on a form prescribed by the\nDepartment stating under oath that reclamation has been completed on certain\nlands and shall submit (i) the identity of the operation; (ii) the county or\ncity in which the operation is located and its location with reference to the\nnearest public highway; (iii) a description of the area of land affected by the\noperation within the period of time covered by such report with sufficient\ncertainty to enable the operation to be located and distinguished from other\nlands; and (iv) an accurate map or plan prepared by a licensed land surveyor or\nlicensed engineer or issued by a standard mapping service or in a manner\nacceptable to the Director showing the boundary lines of the area of land\naffected by the operation, the number of acres comprising such area, and the\nmethods of access to the area from the nearest public highway.\n\nHISTORY: 1968, c. 734, \u00a7 45.1-185; 1974, c. 312; 1977, c. 312; 2017, c. 4;\n2021, Sp. 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