Okla. Admin. Code § 460:20-9-5

Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024

Section 460:20-9-5 - Additional criteria

(a) The Department may establish additional or more stringent criteria for determining whether lands within the State should be designated as unsuitable for coal mining operations. Such criteria shall be approved pursuant to 30 CFR Subchapter C.

(b) Additional criteria will be determined to be more stringent on the basis of whether they provide for greater protection of the public health, safety, and welfare or the environment, such that areas beyond those specified in the criteria of this Subchapter would be designated as unsuitable for surface coal mining operations.