Reclamation

After cancellation, termination, abandonment, or expiration of an authorization, grantee must reclaim the project location within one hundred twenty days. If the permit is for mining, reclamation must be within sixty days after the lease expires or the mining is complete. Upon written request, the department may extend the time period if good cause is shown. If grantee fails to reclaim the site to the specifications in the authorization within the required time frame, the department may enter and restore the project location. The grantee is liable for all reclamation costs.