Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
(a) The Department will forfeit the bonds for a permit when it determines that: (1) The permittee has violated and continues to violate any of the terms or conditions of the bond.(2) The permittee has failed and continues to fail to conduct the mining or reclamation operations in accordance with the law, the regulations adopted thereunder or the conditions of the permit.(3) The permittee has abandoned the permit area.(4) The permits for the area under the bond have been revoked, and the permittee has failed to complete the reclamation, abatement and revegetation required by the law, the regulations adopted thereunder and the conditions of the permit.(5) The permittee has failed to comply with a compliance schedule in an adjudicated proceeding, consent order or agreement approved by the Department.(6) The permittee has become insolvent, failed in business, been adjudicated a bankrupt, filed a petition in bankruptcy or for a receiver, or had a receiver appointed by the court; or a creditor of the permittee has attached or executed a judgment against the permittee's equipment, materials or facilities at the permit area, or on the collateral pledged to the Department; and the permittee cannot demonstrate or prove the ability to continue to operate in compliance with the acts, the regulations adopted thereunder and the conditions of the permit.The provisions of this §86.181 adopted December 19, 1980, 10 Pa.B. 4789, effective 7/31/1982, 12 Pa.B. 2382; amended July 30, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 2473, effective 7/31/1982, 12 Pa.B. 2382. This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 86.145 (relating to Department responsibilities); 25 Pa. Code § 86.158 (relating to special terms and conditions for collateral bonds); 25 Pa. Code § 86.162b (relating to Land Reclamation Financial Guarantees); 25 Pa. Code § 86.180 (relating to scope); 25 Pa. Code § 86.188 (relating to evaluation of bond forfeiture sites); 25 Pa. Code § 86.281 (relating to financial guarantees to insure reclamation-general); 25 Pa. Code § 86.284 (relating to forfeiture); and 25 Pa. Code § 86.295 (relating to forfeiture).