West Virginia Code 22-4-23 – Quarry reclamation fund
(a) All funds received by the division from forfeiture of bonds, civil administrative penalties, or interest from the bond pooling fund shall be deposited into a special interest-bearing account in the state Treasury designated the Quarry Reclamation Fund. The quarry reclamation fund shall be used by the division for reclamation of abandoned quarries.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 22-4-23
- Director: means the director of the Division of Environmental Protection and his or her authorized agents. See West Virginia Code 22-4-3
- Division: means the Division of Environmental Protection. See West Virginia Code 22-4-3
- Reclamation: means returning disturbed areas to a stable condition which does not create health or safety hazards or adverse environmental impact, and when appropriate or required by permit, returning disturbed quarry areas to a designated postmining land use. See West Virginia Code 22-4-3
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
(b) If the forfeiture of a performance bond or bonding pool fund payments exceeds the cost of reclamation for which the liability was charged, any excess amount shall be deposited into the quarry reclamation fund.
(c) Reclamation projects that are to be financed by the quarry reclamation fund shall be designed by the division.
(d) The director shall administer and approve all expenditures from the quarry reclamation fund.
(e) The division shall compile a list of abandoned quarries in the state and rank them in order of need for reclamation.