Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Oil & gas lease and exploration bonds (43 CFR 3104), solid mineral bonds (43 CFR 3504), and surface management bonds for locatable minerals (43 CFR 3809).
BLM bonds
State-by-State Index
Reclamation bond requirements in every U.S. state.
Each state regulates reclamation bonding through its own department of environmental quality, natural resources, or mining commission. The summary below identifies the principal regulator and bond type for each jurisdiction. We are licensed and actively writing in every state.
Choose a state
Click a state for the regulating agency, bond form references, and our underwriting contacts for that jurisdiction. Federal BLM bonds are handled centrally — see our BLM bonds page.
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Federal obligees
Reclamation bonds filed with federal agencies are governed by federal regulation, not state law, regardless of where the operation is located.
Office of Surface Mining (OSMRE)
Federal program coal reclamation bonds under SMCRA in states without an approved state program. Bond adequacy follows Directive 882.
Coal SMCRA bondsU.S. Forest Service
Reclamation surety required for operations on National Forest System lands under 36 CFR 228, frequently in addition to a BLM 3809 bond.
Contact underwritingBureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
Reclamation surety on tribal trust and allotted lands. Coordination with the relevant tribal mineral department and the BIA agency office is required.
Contact underwriting