                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 OPERATOR MAY PERFORM RECLAMATION; BIDDING; CONDITIONS; ADJUSTMENT OF REQUIRED
BONDS; REGULATIONS (§ 45.2-1033)

A. Notwithstanding any licensing requirement under Title 54.1, an operator is
eligible to bid on contracts to conduct reclamation projects under the State
Reclamation Program and the Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund in accordance
with this article and Article 5 (&#xA7; 45.2-1043 et seq.) if the Director finds
that the following conditions have been met: (i) the operator has had at least
three years of relevant mining experience in the Commonwealth pursuant to this
chapter and (ii) the operator meets all other applicable requirements of
federal, state, and local law.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 11 (&#xA7; 11-1 et seq.), the
Director may adjust the amounts of required bid or performance bonds for such
contracts upon a finding that such amounts are sufficient to protect the public
interest.

C. The Director shall adopt regulations to implement this section.

HISTORY: 1983, c. 77, § 45.1-261.1; 1984, c. 590; 1991, c. 495; 2013, cc. 47,
129; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.