49-617. Same; cancellation of bonds by surety prohibited; substitute bond required, when. No bond filed with the director by an operator pursuant to this act may be canceled by the surety without at least 90 days' notice to the director. If the license to do business in Kansas of any surety of a bond filed with the director is suspended or revoked, the operator, within 90 days after receiving notice thereof from the director, shall substitute for the surety a corporate surety licensed to do business in Kansas. Upon failure of the operator to make substitution of surety as herein provided, the director shall have the right to suspend the operator's authorization to conduct surface mining on the site or sites covered by the bond until substitution has been made. The Kansas commissioner of insurance shall notify the director whenever the license of any surety to do business in Kansas is suspended or revoked.
History: L. 1994, ch. 197, ยง 17; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 6 - Surface-mining Land Conservation And Reclamation
49-601 Surface-mining land conservation and reclamation; citation of act.
49-602 Same; policy statement.
49-603 Surface-mining land conservation and reclamation; definitions.
49-604 Same; application of act.
49-605 Same; license required; application and fees; duration of license; validity, when.
49-606 Same; denial, suspension or revocation of license; proceedings.
49-609 Same; amendment or cancellation of registration, applications; procedures and requirements.
49-610 Same; transfer of site control responsibility; application.
49-612 Same; periodic reports, contents; report after completion of mining operation.
49-614 Same; extension of time for reclamation of affected lands.
49-615 Same; bonds or other security; requirements; exceptions.
49-616 Same; single bond for multiple sites.
49-617 Same; cancellation of bonds by surety prohibited; substitute bond required, when.
49-618 Same; inspections by director of sites; notice of violations; corrective measures.
49-619 Same; violation hearings, conduct; bond forfeiture proceedings; duties of attorney general.
49-621 Same; civil penalties; amount; procedures.
49-622 Same; land reclamation fund established; deposits and expenditures.
49-623 Same; rules and regulations; fee amount determination.