§45-939. Coal-fired electric generating plants – Burning Oklahoma coal.
All entities providing electric power for sale to the consumer in Oklahoma and generating said power from coal-fired plants located in Oklahoma shall burn a mixture of coal that contains a minimum of ten percent (10%) Oklahoma mined coal, as calculated on a BTU (British Thermal Unit) basis. Added by Laws 1986, c. 43, § […]
§45-939.1. Cost increases to consumers and impairment of certain contracts prohibited.
The cost to the entity shall not increase the cost to the consumer or exceed the energy cost of existing long-term contracts for out-of-state coal preference including preference given Oklahoma vendors as provided in Section 85.32 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Added by Laws 1986, c. 43, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.
§45-940. Fly ash or other material from coal combustion, power-generating facilities and kiln dust generated by cement-producing entities – Solid waste permit exemption.
A. All fly ash, bottom ash or any other such material produced by coal combustion, power-generating facilities shall be exempt from all solid waste permitting requirements pursuant to Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes, provided such ash is constructively reutilized, or disposed of in any active or inactive coal mining operation subject to the provisions […]
§45-916. Equipment – Rules and procedures.
The following rules and procedures shall be complied with in dealing with the use of equipment: 1. Gears, sprockets, chains, drive, head, tail and take-up pulleys, flywheels, couplings, shafts, saw blades, fan inlets and similar exposed moving machine parts which may cause injury to persons shall be guarded; 2. Overhead belts shall be guarded if […]
§45-950. Moratorium on issuing permits or amending permits for locations overlying sensitive sole source groundwater basins or subbasins.
A. For purposes of this section, a “subject mine” shall mean a mine, as defined in paragraph 2 of Section 723 of Title 45 of the Oklahoma Statutes, proposed for a location overlying a sensitive sole source groundwater basin or subbasin, exclusive of any mine that meets at least one of the following conditions: 1. […]
§45-917. Personal protection – Rules and procedures.
The following rules and procedures shall be complied with in dealing with personal protection: 1. Adequate first-aid materials, including stretchers and blankets, shall be provided at places convenient to all working areas. Water or neutralizing agents shall be available where corrosive chemicals or other harmful substances are stored, handled or used; 2. All persons shall […]
§45-918. Augering – Rules and procedures.
The following rules and procedures shall be complied with in dealing with augering: 1. Planning: before augering is done, advance planning shall be made to insure that no hazards shall be created affecting active underground workings. Auger mine workings and holes drilled shall be located so as to prevent: (1) interference with the ventilation system […]
§45-919. General rules and procedures.
The following general rules and procedures shall be complied with: 1. Each place of work shall be visited by a certified person at the beginning of, and at least once during, each shift and more frequently as is necessary to insure that work is being done in a safe manner; 2. No employee shall be […]
§45-931. Operator’s fee – Disposition – Production report and forms.
A. All operators of coal mining operations shall pay to the Department of Mines a fee of seven and one-half cents ($0.075) per ton of coal produced. B. All operators of noncoal mining operations shall pay to the Department of Mines a fee of one and one-fourth cents ($0.0125) per ton of mineral produced. For […]
§45-932. Delinquent reports and fees – Penalty – Time extension.
A. Any operator who shall fail or refuse to file such quarterly report and pay his fees within the time and in the manner prescribed by law shall be deemed delinquent and a penalty of ten percent (10%) shall be added to the amount of fees actually due for said period. B. The Chief Mine […]