Section 19-14 - Relinquishment (a) A coal lease or any divided interest therein may be relinquished by the record title holder to the Board in the following manner: - (i) If no operations have been conducted under the lease and no surface disturbance or damage has occurred on the land to be relinquished, the lessee shall file with the Office a written statement on a form provided by the Office that he wishes to relinquish the lease or interest. The relinquishment shall become effective on the date and hour of receipt by the Office or at some later date if specified.
- (ii) If operations have been conducted under the lease or surface disturbance or damage has occurred on land proposed to be relinquished, the lessee shall file with the Office a statement on a form provided by the Office that he wishes to relinquish the lease or interest. Relinquishment shall not become effective until the land shall have been placed in acceptable condition and the Department of Environmental Quality or such other agency as may have jurisdiction has certified that the lands have been adequately reclaimed or restored before the relinquishment is effective.
- (iii) Once a relinquishment on state lands becomes effective, the lease may not be reinstated. The lands shall be made available for lease as provided in Section 5 of this chapter.
060-19 Wyo. Code R. § 19-14