Illinois Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27, 2024) |
TITLE62. MINING |
PART240. THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT |
SUBPARTO. BONDS |
§240.1510. Definitions
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a) Bond means surety bond or other security in lieu thereof.
b) Surety bond means an indemnity agreement in a sum certain payable to the Department, executed by the permittee as principal and which is supported by the guarantee of a corporation authorized to transact business as a surety in Illinois. Surety bond does not include surplus line insurance procured by a surplus line producer.
c) Other security means an indemnity agreement in a sum certain executed by the permittee as principal which is supported by the deposit with the Department of one or more of the following:
1) An irrevocable letter of credit of any bank organized or authorized to transact business in Illinois, payable only to the Department upon presentation;
2) Certificates of deposit, drawn on a federally insured bank, made payable or assigned to the Department and placed in its possession.
(Source: Amended at 22 Ill. Reg. 22314, effective December 14, 1998)