Regulations last checked for updates: Jun 02, 2024

Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior last revised: May 13, 2024
§ 3809.598 - What if the amount forfeited will not cover the cost of reclamation?

If the amount forfeited is insufficient to pay for the full cost of reclamation, the operators and mining claimants are liable for the remaining costs as set forth in § 3809.116. BLM may complete or authorize completion of reclamation of the area covered by the financial guarantee and may recover from responsible persons all costs of reclamation in excess of the amount forfeited.

[66 FR 54862, Oct. 30, 2001]
authority: 16 U.S.C. 3101
source: 45 FR 13974, Mar. 3, 1980, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 43 CFR 3809.598