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20-27-1103. Exemptions.
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20-27-1103. Exemptions.
This subchapter shall not apply to the following:
(1) Blasting conducted at a surface coal mine regulated by the Division of Environmental Quality pursuant to the Arkansas Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act of 1979, § 15-58-101 et seq.; and
(2) Blasting conducted during seismic operations regulated by the Oil and Gas Commission pursuant to § 15-71-114.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-27-1103
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20-27-1103. Exemptions.
This subchapter shall not apply to the following:
(1) Blasting conducted at a surface coal mine regulated by the Division of Environmental Quality pursuant to the Arkansas Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act of 1979, § 15-58-101 et seq.; and
(2) Blasting conducted during seismic operations regulated by the Oil and Gas Commission pursuant to § 15-71-114.
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15-58-101. Title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act of 1979”.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 15-58-101
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15-71-114. Permit required for field seismic operations.
(a)(1) Any person or entity desiring to perform field seismic operations in the state shall make application to the Oil and Gas Commission for a permit to do so.
(2)(A) The application for a permit shall be made on forms prescribed by the commission.
(B) The application shall include the name and principal business address of the applicant, the location in the state where the applicant plans to conduct field seismic operations, a designated agent for service of process in Arkansas, and such other information as may be prescribed by rule of the commission.
(3)(A) The application shall be accompanied by a financial assurance acceptable to the commission in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or such larger amount as may be prescribed by the commission not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).
(B) The financial assurance shall be executed by the applicant, as principal, and a corporate surety approved by the commission and shall be conditioned that the permittee shall pay all damages resulting from the seismic operations.
(C) The financial assurance shall be maintained at an amount not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) nor more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) as may be set by the commission, so long as the permittee is conducting field seismic operations in the state and until released by the commission.
(D)(i) Any surface owner seeking to recover under a financial assurance as described in subdivisions (a)(3)(A)-(C) of this section for damages caused by the performance of the field seismic operations shall file written notice of claim for the damages with the commission within one (1) year of the date of expiration of the permit for conducting s
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 15-71-114
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 15-71-114. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.