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S.B. 159

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ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE FOR

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MINERALS REGULATORY PROGRAM

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2002 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Peter C. Knudson

             6      This act modifies the Mines and Mining code to amend provisions relating to mined land
             7      reclamation. This act amends the definitional section, imposes a violations and civil penalties
             8      system in the minerals regulatory program and establishes a five-year statute of limitations
             9      for this program.
             10      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             11      AMENDS:
             12          40-8-4, as last amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1987
             13          40-8-8, as last amended by Chapter 161, Laws of Utah 1987
             14          40-8-9, as last amended by Chapter 161, Laws of Utah 1987
             15      ENACTS:
             16          40-8-9.1, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             17      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             18          Section 1. Section 40-8-4 is amended to read:
             19           40-8-4. Definitions.
             20          As used in this chapter:
             21          (1) "Adjudicative proceeding" means:
             22          (a) a division or board action or proceeding determining the legal rights, duties, privileges,
             23      immunities, or other legal interests of one or more identifiable persons, including actions to grant,
             24      deny, revoke, suspend, modify, annul, withdraw, or amend an authority, right, permit, or license;
             25      or
             26          (b) judicial review of a division or board action or proceeding specified in Subsection
             27      (1)(a).


             28          (2) "Applicant" means a person who has filed a notice of intent to commence mining
             29      operations, or who has applied to the board for a review of a notice or order.
             30          [(1)] (3) (a) "Approved notice of intention" means a formally filed notice of intention to
             31      commence mining operations, including revisions to it, which has been approved under Section
             32      40-8-13 .
             33          (b) An approved notice of intention is not required for small mining operations.
             34          [(2)] (4) "Board" means the Board of Oil, Gas and Mining.
             35          (5) "Conference" means an informal adjudicative proceeding conducted by the division
             36      or board.
             37          [(3)] (6) (a) "Deposit" or "mineral deposit" means an accumulation of mineral matter in
             38      the form of consolidated rock, unconsolidated material, solutions, or [otherwise] occurring on the
             39      surface, beneath the surface, or in the waters of the land from which any product useful to man
             40      may be produced, extracted, or obtained or which is extracted by underground mining methods for
             41      underground storage.
             42          (b) "Deposit" or "mineral deposit" excludes sand, gravel, rock aggregate, water,
             43      geothermal steam, and oil and gas as defined in Title 40, Chapter 6, Board and Division of Oil, Gas
             44      and Mining, but includes oil shale and bituminous sands extracted by mining operations.
             45          [(4)] (7) "Development" means the work performed in relation to a deposit following its
             46      discovery but prior to and in contemplation of production mining operations, aimed at, but not
             47      limited to, preparing the site for mining operations, defining further the ore deposit by drilling or
             48      other means, conducting pilot plant operations, constructing roads or ancillary facilities, and other
             49      related activities.
             50          [(5)] (8) "Division" means the Division of Oil, Gas and Mining.
             51          (9) "Emergency order" means an order issued by the board in accordance with the
             52      provisions of Title 63, Chapter 46b, Administrative Procedures Act.
             53          [(6)] (10) (a) "Exploration" means surface-disturbing activities conducted for the purpose
             54      of discovering a deposit or mineral deposit, delineating the boundaries of a deposit or mineral
             55      deposit, and identifying regions or specific areas in which deposits or mineral deposits are most
             56      likely to exist.
             57          (b) "Exploration" includes, but is not limited to: sinking shafts; tunneling; drilling holes
             58      and digging pits or cuts; building of roads, and other access ways; and constructing and operating


             59      other facilities related to these activities.
             60          (11) "Hearing" means a formal adjudicative proceeding conducted by the board under its
             61      procedural rules.
             62          (12) (a) "Imminent danger to the health and safety of the public" means the existence of
             63      a condition or practice, or a violation of a permit requirement or other requirement of this chapter
             64      in a mining operation, which condition, practice, or violation could reasonably be expected to
             65      cause substantial physical harm to persons outside the permit area before the condition, practice,
             66      or violation can be abated.
             67          (b) A reasonable expectation of death or serious injury before abatement exists if a
             68      rational person, subjected to the same conditions or practices giving rise to the peril, would not
             69      expose himself or herself to the danger during the time necessary for abatement.
             70          [(7)] (13) (a) "Land affected" means the surface and subsurface of an area within the state
             71      where mining operations are being or will be conducted, including, but not limited to: [(a)]
             72          (i) on-site private ways, roads, and railroads; [(b)]
             73          (ii) land excavations; [(c)]
             74          (iii) exploration sites; [(d)]
             75          (iv) drill sites or workings; [(e)]
             76          (v) refuse banks or spoil piles; [(f)]
             77          (vi) evaporation or settling ponds; [(g)]
             78          (vii) stockpiles; [(h)]
             79          (viii) leaching dumps; [(i)]
             80          (ix) placer areas; [(j)]
             81          (x) tailings ponds or dumps; and [(k)]
             82          (xi) work, parking, storage, or waste discharge areas, structures, and facilities.
             83          (b) All lands shall be excluded from the provisions of Subsection (13)(a) that would
             84      [otherwise]:
             85          (i) be includable as land affected, but which have been reclaimed in accordance with an
             86      approved plan [or otherwise], as may be approved by the board[,]; and
             87          (ii) lands in which mining operations have ceased prior to July 1, 1977.
             88          [(8)] (14) (a) "Mining operation" means [those] activities conducted on the surface of the
             89      land for the exploration for, development of, or extraction of a mineral deposit, including, but not


             90      limited to, surface mining and the surface effects of underground and in situ mining, on-site
             91      transportation, concentrating, milling, evaporation, and other primary processing.
             92          (b) "Mining operation" does not include:
             93          (i) the extraction of sand, gravel, and rock aggregate;
             94          (ii) the extraction of oil and gas as defined in Title 40, Chapter 6, Board and Division of
             95      Oil, Gas and Mining;
             96          (iii) the extraction of geothermal steam;
             97          (iv) smelting or refining operations;
             98          (v) off-site operations and transportation; [or]
             99          (vi) reconnaissance activities [and]; or
             100          (vii) activities which will not cause significant surface resource disturbance or involve the
             101      use of mechanized earth-moving equipment, such as bulldozers or backhoes.
             102          (15) "Notice" means:
             103          (a) notice of intention, as defined in this chapter; or
             104          (b) written information given to an operator by the division describing compliance
             105      conditions at a mining operation.
             106          [(9)] (16) "Notice of intention" means a notice to commence mining operations, including
             107      revisions to the notice.
             108          [(10)] (17) "Off-site" means the land areas that are outside of or beyond the on-site land.
             109          [(11)] (18) (a) "On-site" means the surface lands on or under which surface or underground
             110      mining operations are conducted.
             111          (b) A series of related properties under the control of a single operator, but separated by
             112      small parcels of land controlled by others, will be considered to be a single site unless [excepted]
             113      an exception is made by the division.
             114          [(12)] (19) "Operator" means [any] a natural person, corporation, association, partnership,
             115      receiver, trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, fiduciary, agent, or other organization or
             116      representative [of any kind], either public or private, owning, controlling, or managing a mining
             117      operation or proposed mining operation.
             118          (20) "Order" means written information provided by the division or board to an operator
             119      or other parties, describing the compliance status of a permit or mining operation.
             120          [(13)] (21) "Owner" means [any] a natural person, corporation, association, partnership,


             121      receiver, trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, fiduciary, agent, or other organization or
             122      representative [of any kind], either public or private, owning, controlling, or managing a mineral
             123      deposit or the surface of lands employed in mining operations.
             124          (22) "Permit area" means the area of land indicated on the approved map submitted by the
             125      operator with the application or notice to conduct mining operations.
             126          (23) "Permit" means a permit or notice to conduct mining operations issued by the
             127      division.
             128          (24) "Permittee" means a person holding or who is required by Utah law to hold a valid
             129      permit or notice to conduct mining operations.
             130          (25) "Person" means an individual, partnership, association, society, joint stock company,
             131      firm, company, corporation, or other governmental or business organization.
             132          [(14)] (26) "Reclamation" means actions performed during or after mining operations to
             133      shape, stabilize, revegetate, or [otherwise] treat the land affected in order to achieve a safe, stable,
             134      ecological condition and use which will be consistent with local environmental conditions.
             135          [(15)] (27) "Small mining operations" means mining operations which disturb or will
             136      disturb five or less surface acres at any given time.
             137          (28) "Unwarranted failure to comply" means the failure of a permittee to prevent the
             138      occurrence of a violation of the permit or a requirement of this chapter due to indifference, lack
             139      of diligence, or lack of reasonable care, or the failure to abate a violation of the permit or this
             140      chapter due to indifference, lack of diligence, or lack of reasonable care.
             141          Section 2. Section 40-8-8 is amended to read:
             142           40-8-8. Board authority to act -- Entry of order -- Confidential data.
             143          (1) The board may [act by]:
             144          (a) [filing] file a notice of agency action; or
             145          (b) [responding] respond to a request for agency action initiated by [any] an affected
             146      person.
             147          (2) (a) The board shall enter its order within 60 days after the hearing.
             148          (b) All orders entered by the board shall be:
             149          (i) entered in books to be kept by the board for that purpose;
             150          (ii) indexed; and
             151          (iii) public records open for inspection at all times during reasonable office hours.


             152          (c) Confidential data disclosed under this chapter shall be protected and not become public
             153      records, except as provided in Subsection 40-8-13 (2).
             154          [(3) (a) Whenever it appears that any person, owner, or operator is violating any provision
             155      of this chapter, or any rule or order made under the authority of this chapter, the board shall file
             156      a notice of agency action, and shall hold an adjudicative proceeding.]
             157          [(b) All persons known to be affected by the violation, and the alleged violators, shall be
             158      given opportunity to be heard.]
             159          [(c) If, following this hearing, the board finds a violation, it may:]
             160          [(i) issue an abatement or compliance order; or]
             161          [(ii) bring suit in the name of the state to restrain the violator from continuing the violation
             162      in any court in the state having jurisdiction in the county of residence of any defendant or in the
             163      county where the violation is alleged to have occurred.]
             164          [(d) In that suit, the court may grant injunctions, prohibitory and mandatory, including
             165      temporary restraining orders and temporary injunctions.]
             166          [(e) Failure to comply with the terms of any injunction or order issued by the court is prima
             167      facie evidence of contempt and is punishable by the imposition of a penalty not to exceed $1,000
             168      per day for each day of contempt, in addition to any fine otherwise imposed for the violation of this
             169      chapter.]
             170          [(4) If a suit is filed against an operator, and a preliminary injunction or temporary
             171      restraining order is issued that would result in an operator being ordered to close his mining
             172      operation, the party instituting the lawsuit shall give security according to Rule 65A(c) of the Utah
             173      Rules of Civil Procedure.]
             174          Section 3. Section 40-8-9 is amended to read:
             175           40-8-9. Evasion of chapter or rules -- Penalties -- Limitations of actions -- Violation
             176      of chapter or permit conditions -- Inspection -- Cessation order, abatement notice, or show
             177      cause order -- Suspension or revocation of permit -- Review -- Division enforcement
             178      authority -- Appeal provisions.
             179          (1) (a) [Any] A person, owner, or operator who willfully or knowingly evades this chapter,
             180      or who for the purpose of evading this chapter or any rule or order issued under this chapter,
             181      willfully or knowingly makes or causes to be made any false entry in any report, record, account,
             182      or memorandum required by this chapter, or by the rule or order, or who willfully or knowingly


             183      omits or causes to be omitted from [any] a report, record, account, or memorandum, full, true, and
             184      correct entries as required by this chapter, or by the rule or order, or who willfully or knowingly
             185      removes from this state or destroys, mutilates, alters, or falsifies any record, account, or
             186      memorandum, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is subject to a fine of not more
             187      than $10,000 for each violation.
             188          (b) Each day of willful failure to comply with an emergency order is a separate violation.
             189          (2) No suit, action, or other proceeding based upon a violation of this chapter, or any rule
             190      or order issued under this chapter, may be commenced or maintained unless the suit, action, or
             191      proceeding is commenced within [two] five years from the date of the alleged violation.
             192          (3) (a) If, on the basis of information available, the division has reason to believe that a
             193      person is in violation of a requirement of this chapter or a permit condition required by this
             194      chapter, the division shall immediately order inspection of the mining operation at which the
             195      alleged violation is occurring, unless the information available to the division is a result of a
             196      previous inspection of the mining operation.
             197          (b) (i) If, on the basis of an inspection, the division determines that a condition or practice
             198      exists, or that a permittee is in violation of a requirement of this chapter or a permit condition
             199      required by this chapter, and the condition, practice, or violation also creates an imminent danger
             200      to the health or safety of the public, or is causing, or can reasonably be expected to cause
             201      significant, imminent environmental harm to land, air, or water resources, the division shall
             202      immediately order a cessation of mining and operations or the portion relevant to the condition,
             203      practice, or violation.
             204          (ii) The cessation order shall remain in effect until the division determines that the
             205      condition, practice, or violation has been abated, or until modified, vacated, or terminated by the
             206      division.
             207          (iii) If the division finds that the ordered cessation of mining operations, or a portion of
             208      the operation, will not completely abate the imminent danger to the health or safety of the public
             209      or the significant imminent environmental harm to land, air, or water resources, the division shall,
             210      in addition to the cessation order, impose affirmative obligations on the operator requiring him to
             211      take whatever steps the division considers necessary to abate the imminent danger or the
             212      significant environmental harm.
             213          (c) (i) If, on the basis of an inspection, the division determines that a permittee is in


             214      violation of a requirement of this chapter or a permit condition required by this chapter, but the
             215      violation does not create an imminent danger to the health or safety of the public or cannot be
             216      reasonably expected to cause significant, imminent environmental harm to land, air, or water
             217      resources, the division shall issue a notice to the permittee or his agent specifying a reasonable
             218      time, but not more than 90 days, for the abatement of the violation and providing an opportunity
             219      for a conference with the division.
             220          (ii) If, upon expiration of the period of time as originally fixed or subsequently extended,
             221      for good cause shown, and upon the written finding of the division, the division finds that the
             222      violation has not been abated, it shall immediately order a cessation of mining operations or the
             223      portion of the mining operation relevant to the violation.
             224          (iii) The cessation order shall remain in effect until the division determines that the
             225      violation has been abated or until modified, vacated, or terminated by the division pursuant to this
             226      Subsection (3).
             227          (iv) In the order of cessation issued by the division under this Subsection (3), the division
             228      shall determine the steps necessary to abate the violation in the most expeditious manner possible
             229      and shall include the necessary measures in the order.
             230          (d) (i) Notices and orders issued under this section shall set forth with reasonable
             231      specificity:
             232          (A) the nature of the violation and the remedial action required;
             233          (B) the period of time established for abatement; and
             234          (C) a reasonable description of the portion of the surface coal mining and reclamation
             235      operation to which the notice or order applies.
             236          (ii) Each notice or order issued under this section shall be given promptly to the permittee
             237      or his agent by the division, and the notices and orders shall be in writing and shall be signed by
             238      the director, or his authorized representative who issues notices or orders.
             239          (iii) A notice or order issued under this section may be modified, vacated, or terminated
             240      by the division, but any notice or order issued under this section which requires cessation of
             241      mining by the operator shall expire within 30 days of the actual notice to the operator, unless a
             242      conference is held with the division.
             243          (4) (a) The division may request the attorney general to institute a civil action for relief,
             244      including a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or any other appropriate order


             245      in the district court for the district in which the mining and reclamation operation is located, or in
             246      which the permittee of the operation has his principal office, if the permittee or his agent:
             247          (i) violates or fails or refuses to comply with an order or decision issued by the division
             248      under this chapter;
             249          (ii) interferes with, hinders, or delays the division or its authorized representatives in
             250      carrying out the provisions of this chapter;
             251          (iii) refuses to admit the authorized representatives to the mine;
             252          (iv) refuses to permit inspection of the mine by the authorized representative; or
             253          (v) refuses to furnish any information or report requested by the division in furtherance
             254      of the provisions of this chapter.
             255          (b) (i) The court shall have jurisdiction to provide the appropriate relief.
             256          (ii) Relief granted by the court to enforce an order under Subsection (4)(a)(i) shall continue
             257      in effect until the completion or final termination of all proceedings for review of that order under
             258      this chapter, unless, prior to this completion or termination, the district court granting the relief sets
             259      it aside or modifies the order.
             260          (5) (a) (i) A permittee issued a notice or order by the division pursuant to the provisions
             261      of Subsections (3 )(b) and (3)(c), or a person having an interest which may be adversely affected
             262      by the notice or order, may apply to the board for review of the notice or order within 30 days of
             263      receipt of the notice or order, or within 30 days of a modification, vacation, or termination of the
             264      notice or order.
             265          (ii) Upon receipt of this application, the board shall pursue an investigation as it considers
             266      appropriate.
             267          (iii) The investigation shall provide an opportunity for a public hearing at the request of
             268      the applicant or the person having an interest which is or may be adversely affected, to enable the
             269      applicant or that person to present information relating to the issuance and continuance of the
             270      notice or order of the modification, vacation, or termination of the notice or order.
             271          (iv) The filing of an application for review under this Subsection (5)(a) shall not operate
             272      as a stay of an order or notice.
             273          (b) (i) The permittee and other interested persons shall be given written notice of the time
             274      and place of the hearing at least five days prior to the hearing.
             275          (ii) This hearing shall be of record and shall be subject to judicial review.


             276          (c) (i) Pending completion of the investigation and hearing required by this section, the
             277      applicant may file with the board a written request that the board grant temporary relief from any
             278      notice or order issued under this section, with a detailed statement giving the reasons for granting
             279      this relief.
             280          (ii) The board shall issue an order or decision granting or denying this relief expeditiously.
             281          (d) (i) Following the issuance of an order to show cause as to why a permit should not be
             282      suspended or revoked pursuant to this section, the board shall hold a public hearing, after giving
             283      written notice of the time, place, and date of the hearing.
             284          (ii) The hearing shall be of record and shall be subject to judicial review.
             285          (iii) Within 60 days following the public hearing, the board shall issue and furnish to the
             286      permittee and all other parties to the hearing a written decision and the reasons for the decision,
             287      regarding suspension or revocation of the permit.
             288          (iv) If the board revokes the permit, the permittee shall immediately cease surface coal
             289      mining operations on the permit area and shall complete reclamation within a period specified by
             290      the board, or the board shall declare the performance bonds forfeited for the operation.
             291          (e) Action by the board taken under this section or any other provision of the state program
             292      shall be subject to judicial review by the appropriate district court within the state.
             293          (6) A criminal proceeding for a violation of this chapter, or a rule, regulation, or order
             294      issued under this chapter, shall be commenced within five years from the date of the alleged
             295      violation.
             296          Section 4. Section 40-8-9.1 is enacted to read:
             297          40-8-9.1. Civil penalty for violation of chapter -- Informal conference -- Public
             298      hearing -- Contest of violation or amount of penalty -- Collection -- Criminal penalties --
             299      Civil penalty for failure to correct violation, account for civil penalties.
             300          (1) (a) (i) A permittee who violates a permit condition or other provision of this chapter,
             301      may be assessed a civil penalty by the division.
             302          (ii) If the violation leads to the issuance of a cessation order under Section 40-8-9 (3), the
             303      civil penalty shall be assessed.
             304          (b) (i) The penalty may not exceed $5,000 for each violation.
             305          (ii) Each day of a continuing violation may be considered to be a separate violation for
             306      purposes of the penalty assessments.


             307          (c) In determining the amount of the penalty, consideration shall be given to:
             308          (i) the permittee's history of previous violations at the particular mining operation;
             309          (ii) the seriousness of the violation, including any irreparable harm to the environment and
             310      any hazard to the health or safety of the public;
             311          (iii) whether the permittee was negligent; and
             312          (iv) the demonstrated good faith of the permittee in attempting to achieve rapid compliance
             313      after notification of the violation.
             314          (2) (a) Within 30 days after the issuance of a notice or order charging that a violation of
             315      this chapter has occurred, the division shall inform the permittee of the proposed assessment.
             316          (b) The person charged with the penalty shall then have 30 days to pay the proposed
             317      assessment in full, or request an informal conference with the division.
             318          (c) The informal conference held by the division may address either the amount of the
             319      proposed assessment or the fact of the violation, or both.
             320          (d) If the permittee who requested the informal conference and participated in the
             321      proceedings is not in agreement with the results of the informal conference, the permittee may,
             322      within 30 days of receipt of the decision made by the division in the informal conference, request
             323      a hearing before the board.
             324          (e) (i) Prior to any review of the proposed assessment or the fact of a violation by the
             325      board, and within 30 days of receipt of the decision made by the division in the informal
             326      conference, the permittee shall forward to the division the amount of the proposed assessment for
             327      placement in an escrow account.
             328          (ii) If the permittee fails to forward the amount of the penalty to the division within 30
             329      days of receipt of the results of the informal conference, the operator waives any opportunity for
             330      further review of the fact of the violation or to contest the amount of the civil penalty assessed for
             331      the violation.
             332          (iii) If, through administrative or judicial review, it is determined that no violation
             333      occurred or that the amount of the penalty should be reduced, the division shall, within 30 days,
             334      remit the appropriate amount to the operator with interest accumulated.
             335          (3) (a) A civil penalty assessed by the division shall be final only after the person charged
             336      with a violation described under Subsection (1) has been given an opportunity for a public hearing.
             337          (b) If a public hearing is held, the board shall make findings of fact and shall issue a


             338      written decision as to the occurrence of the violation and the amount of the penalty which is
             339      warranted, incorporating, when appropriate, an order requiring that the penalty be paid.
             340          (c) When appropriate, the board shall consolidate the hearings with other proceedings
             341      under Section 40-8-9 .
             342          (d) A hearing under this section shall be of record and shall be conducted pursuant to
             343      board rules governing the proceedings.
             344          (e) If the person charged with a violation does not attend the public hearing, a civil penalty
             345      shall be assessed by the division after the division:
             346          (i) has determined:
             347          (A) that a violation did occur; and
             348          (B) the amount of the penalty which is warranted; and
             349          (ii) has issued an order requiring that the penalty be paid.
             350          (4) Civil penalties owed under this chapter may be recovered in a civil action brought by
             351      the attorney general of Utah at the request of the board in any appropriate district court of the state.
             352          (5) Any person who willfully and knowingly violates a condition of a permit issued
             353      pursuant to this chapter or fails or refuses to comply with an order issued under Section 40-8-9 ,
             354      or any order incorporated in a final decision issued by the board under this chapter, except an order
             355      incorporated in a decision under Subsection (3), shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of
             356      not more than $10,000, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
             357          (6) Whenever a corporate permittee violates a condition of a permit issued pursuant to this
             358      chapter or fails or refuses to comply with any order incorporated in a final decision issued by the
             359      board under this chapter, except an order incorporated in a decision issued under Subsection (3),
             360      a director, officer, or agent of the corporation who willfully and knowingly authorized, ordered,
             361      or carried out the violation, failure, or refusal shall be subject to the same civil penalties, fines, and
             362      imprisonment that may be imposed upon a person under Subsections (1) and (5).
             363          (7) Any person who knowingly makes a false statement, representation, or certification,
             364      or knowingly fails to make a statement, representation, or certification in an application, record,
             365      report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained pursuant to this chapter or an
             366      order or decision issued by the board under this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punished by a
             367      fine of not more than $10,000, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
             368          (8) (a) An operator who fails to correct a violation for which a notice or cessation order


             369      has been issued under Subsection 40-8-9 (3)(b) within the period permitted for a correction of the
             370      violation shall be assessed a civil penalty of not less than $750 for each day during which the
             371      failure or violation continues.
             372          (b) The period permitted for correction of a violation for which a notice of cessation order
             373      has been issued under Subsection 40-8-9 (3)(b) may not end until:
             374          (i) the entry of a final order by the board, in a review proceeding initiated by the operator,
             375      in which the board orders, after an expedited hearing, the suspension of the abatement
             376      requirements of the citation after determining that the operator will suffer irreparable loss or
             377      damage from the application of those requirements; or
             378          (ii) the entry of an order of the court, a review proceeding initiated by the operator, in
             379      which the court orders the suspension of the abatement requirements of the citation.
             380          (9) Monies received by the state from civil penalties collected from actions resulting from
             381      this chapter shall be deposited into the division's Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund as
             382      established under Section 40-10-25.1 and shall be used for the reclamation of mined land impacts
             383      not covered by reclamation bonds.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 1-30-02 1:03 PM


A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

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