(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date the commission receives a request under Section 134.128 and a copy of an advertisement or letters under Section 134.129, the commission shall inspect and evaluate the reclamation work involved.
(b) The evaluation shall consider, among other things:
(1) the degree of difficulty in completing any remaining reclamation;
(2) whether pollution of surface and subsurface water is occurring;
(3) the probability that pollution will continue to occur in the future; and
(4) the estimated cost of abating the pollution.