Section 35-11-1421 – Reporting Releases.
35-11-1421. Reporting releases. An owner or operator shall report a known or suspected release to the department as required by rules and regulations.
Section 35-11-1303 – Applicability of Wyoming Insurance Code; Exemption.
35-11-1303. Applicability of Wyoming Insurance Code; exemption. (a) The Wyoming Insurance Code applies to transactions under this act except: (i) The state and its officers, agencies and employees are exempt from the licensing, financial and tax requirements imposed by chapters 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 of the Wyoming Insurance Code; (ii) Any person who […]
Section 35-11-1304 – Account Created; Premiums to Be Deposited; Payment of Expenses and Claims.
35-11-1304. Account created; premiums to be deposited; payment of expenses and claims. There is created a mine subsidence loss insurance account. All premiums, fees, amounts recovered under the program and, where appropriate, grants shall be deposited into this account. The legislature shall authorize expenditures by appropriation from the account as necessary to defray the administrative […]
Section 35-11-1414 – Short Title; Purpose; Department Report.
35-11-1414. Short title; purpose; department report. (a) This article is known and may be cited as the “Storage Tank Act of 2007”. (b) The legislature recognizes the threat to the public health, safety, welfare and the environment caused by pollution to soil and water from underground and aboveground storage tanks. The purpose of this article […]
Section 35-11-1210 – Abandoned Mine Land Funds Reserve Account.
35-11-1210. Abandoned mine land funds reserve account. (a) There is created the abandoned mine land funds reserve account. (b) All funds received from the federal government, from the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2006, Section 411(h)(1), pursuant to 2007 H.R. 6111, shall be deposited into the abandoned mine land funds reserve account. […]
Section 35-11-1301 – Definitions.
35-11-1301. Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) “Administrator” means the administrator of the abandoned mine land division of the department of environmental quality; (ii) “Mine subsidence loss” means loss caused by lateral or vertical movement, including collapse which results therefrom, of structures from collapse of man-made underground mines or from collapse of underground […]
Section 35-11-1302 – Mine Subsidence Loss Insurance Program; Established; Rulemaking Authority.
35-11-1302. Mine subsidence loss insurance program; established; rulemaking authority. (a) The governor shall establish an insurance program to cover mine subsidence loss to specified structures in this state. The program shall be operated by the director of the department of environmental quality through the administrator who shall contract for all services related to advertising, sales […]
Section 35-11-1207 – Miscellaneous Authority.
35-11-1207. Miscellaneous authority. (a) The governor may promulgate any rules and regulations which may be necessary or expedient to implement and administer the provisions of this article. (b) The director may construct and operate any plants, including major interceptors and other facilities appurtenant to the plant for the control and treatment of water pollution resulting […]
Section 35-11-1208 – Mine Subsidence Mitigation Program.
35-11-1208. Mine subsidence mitigation program. The governor may establish a coal mine subsidence mitigation program to assist property owners with mine subsidence problems that threaten life and property in this state. The program shall be operated by the director and be coordinated with the mine subsidence loss insurance program of W.S. 35-11-1301 through 35-11-1304. The […]
Section 35-11-1209 – Contract Eligibility.
35-11-1209. Contract eligibility. (a) The abandoned mine land division shall not issue a contract to any contractor if the United States department of interior, office of surface mining applicant violator system shows the contractor has any one (1) or more of the following: (i) Delinquent abandoned mine reclamation fee; (ii) Federal or state failure-to-abate cessation […]