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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 460. Department of Mines |
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Chapter 3. Non-Coal Rules of Practice and Procedures |
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Subchapter 1. General Provisions |
SECTION 460:3-1-2. Description of organization
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- (a) The office of Chief Inspector of Mines, Oil and Gas (hereinafter referred to as the Department) was created and exists by virtue of Article 6, Section 25 of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, as amended.(b) The Chief Executive Officer is the Chief Mine Inspector, who is appointed by the Governor by and with the consent of the Senate for terms of four (4) years to run concurrently with the term of the Governor [Article VI, Sec. 1, Oklahoma Constitution, as amended.](c) The Chief Mine Inspector shall perform all administrative duties required of said office under the direction of the Governor and shall perform all duties and shall have such authority as is vested in the Chief Mine Inspector by the provisions of Title 45 of the Oklahoma Statutes.(d) Mining districts are created by the Chief Mine Inspector for the Assistant Mine Inspectors to fulfill their duties of inspection and enforcement. Copies of maps showing the boundaries of the mining districts of this Chapter are available to the public upon request to the Department. [45 O.S. Supp (1981), Sec. 21.1](e) In the absence of an appointed Chief Mine Inspector, the Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Mines shall be the Director of the Department of Mines. The Director shall be appointed by the Oklahoma Mining Commission and shall serve at the pleasure of said Commission which shall fix the Director's duties and compensation. The Director shall be chosen with regard to his or her knowledge, training, experience and ability in administering the functions of the Department. The appointed Director shall have been a resident and a qualified elector of Oklahoma for a period of at least three (3) years preceding the appointment. [45 O.S.§1b].