Ohio Code 1513.22 – Plan of reclamation and estimate of cost
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Before proceeding to reclaim any land or tract of land acquired pursuant to section 1513.20 of the Revised Code, the chief of the division of mineral resources management shall determine the purpose or purposes for which such land or tract should be devoted after reclamation and shall develop a plan of reclamation for such land or tract reasonably designed to accomplish such purpose or purposes and an estimate of the cost thereof. When completed such plan shall be submitted to the director of natural resources who may approve or disapprove the same.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 1513.22
- Reclamation: means backfilling, grading, resoiling, planting, and other work that has the effect of restoring an area of land affected by coal mining so that it may be used for forest growth, grazing, agricultural, recreational, and wildlife purpose, or some other useful purpose of equal or greater value than existed prior to any mining. See Ohio Code 1513.01