Oklahoma § 45-782 - Petition to designate area as unsuitable for surface coal
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 45-782 — Petition to designate area as unsuitable for surface coal, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45-782. Petition to designate area as unsuitable for surface coal
mining operations - Hearing - Decision - Impact statement.
A. Any person having an interest which is or may be adversely
affected shall have the right to petition the Department to have an
area designated as unsuitable for surface coal mining operations or
to have such a designation terminated. Such a petition shall
contain allegations of facts with supporting evidence which would
tend to establish the allegations. Within ten (10) months after
receipt of the petition the Department shall hold a public hearing
in the locality of the affected area, after appropriate notice and
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 45. Mines and Mining
publication of the date, time and location of such hearing. After a
person having an interest which is or may be adversely affected has
filed a petition and before the hearing, as required by this
section, any person may intervene by filing allegations of facts
with supporting evidence which would tend to establish the
allegations. Within sixty (60) days after such hearing, the
Department shall issue and furnish to the petitioner and any other
party to the hearing, a written decision regarding the petition, and
the reasons therefor. In the event that all the petitioners
stipulate agreement prior to the requested hearing, and withdraw
their request, such hearing need not be held.
B. Prior to designating any land areas as unsuitable for
surface coal mining operations, the Department shall prepare a
detailed statement on the potential coal resources of the area, the
demand for coal resources, and the impact of such designation on the
environment, the economy and the supply of coal.
Laws 1979, c. 249, § 49, emerg. eff. June 1, 1979.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-782 ("Petition to designate area as unsuitable for surface coal") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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