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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>79992</law_id><section_number>45.2-1212</section_number><catch_line> Additional bond to be posted annually; release of previous bond; report of reclamation work</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>45.2-1236</reference><reference>45.2-1237</reference><reference>45.2-1241</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="45.2">Mines, Minerals, and Energy</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Mineral Mines</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="A">Mineral Mines Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="12">Permits for Certain Mining Operations; Reclamation of Land</unit><unit label="article" level="5" order_by="1" identifier="2">Regulation of Mining Activity</unit></structure><text>
						<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"/></a></p></section>
						<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"/></a></p></section></text><history>1968, c. 734, &#xA7; 45.1-185; 1974, c. 312; 1977, c. 312; 2017, c. 4; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
