Code of Virginia (Last Updated:July 28, 2020) |
TITLE 45.1. Mines and Mining |
CHAPTER 16. Permits for Certain Mining Operations; Reclamation of Land |
ARTICLE 2. Regulation of Mining Activity |
SECTION 45.1-186.2. Collection of debts |
The amount by which the cost of reclamation exceeds the amount of the operator's forfeited bond shall constitute a debt of the operator to the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Director is authorized to collect such debts, together with the cost of collection, through appropriate legal action or by declaring the forfeiture of other payments. Moneys collected through legal action, less the cost of collections, shall be deposited in the special reclamation fund created under § 45.1-186.1 . 1981, c. 76. |