The department may condition or deny a coal mining lease based upon analysis of potential adverse environmental impacts. If a coal mining lease is awarded at public auction and is subsequently denied based upon potential adverse environmental impacts, all bid deposits will be refunded.
Wash. Admin. Code § 332-14-090
Statutory Authority: RCW 79.01.668. 85-10-040 (Order 443), § 332-14-090, filed 4/29/85.