Section 20.03.15.100 - BOND REQUIREMENTS01.Minimum Bond. Prior to initiation of operations using motorized earth-moving equipment Lessee must furnish a bond. This bond will be in favor of the state of Idaho, conditioned on the payment of all damages to the land surface and all improvements thereon, including without limitation crops on the lands, whether or not the lands under this lease have been sold or leased by the Board for any other purpose; conditioned also upon compliance by Lessee of his obligations under this lease and these rules. The Department may require a new bond in a greater amount at any time after operations have begun, upon a finding that such action is reasonably necessary to protect state resources. (3-18-22)02.Statewide Bond. In lieu of the aforementioned bonds, Lessee may furnish a good and sufficient "statewide" bond conditioned as in Subsection 100.01. This bond will cover all Lessee's leases and operations carried on under all geothermal resource leases issued and outstanding to Lessee by the Board at any given time during the period when the "statewide" bond is in effect. The amount of such bond will be equal to the total of the requirements of the separate bonds being combined into a single bond. (3-18-22)03.Period of Liability. The period of liability of any bond will not be terminated until all lease terms and conditions have been fulfilled and the bond is released in writing by the Department. (3-18-22)04.Operator Bond. In the event suit is filed to enforce the terms of any bond furnished by an operator in which the Lessee (if a different person) is not a named party, the Department may, in its sole discretion, join the Lessee as a party to such suit. (3-18-22)Idaho Admin. Code r. 20.03.15.100