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AMENDMENTS TO COAL MINING AND

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RECLAMATION

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2007 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Mike Dmitrich

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House Sponsor: Brad King

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill amends a coal mining and reclamation requirement.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    authorizes a person proposing to extend the area of a coal mining permit to file an
             14      application for a significant revision of the permit; and
             15          .    makes technical changes.
             16      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             17          None
             18      Other Special Clauses:
             19          None
             20      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             21      AMENDS:
             22          40-10-12, as last amended by Chapter 219, Laws of Utah 1994
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             24      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             25          Section 1. Section 40-10-12 is amended to read:
             26           40-10-12. Revised permit and reclamation plan -- Application -- Transfer,
             27      assignment, or sale of rights -- Revision or modification of permit provisions.
             28          (1) (a) During the term of the permit, the permittee may submit an application for a
             29      revision of the permit, together with a revised reclamation plan, to the division.


             30          (b) An application for a revision of a permit shall not be approved unless the division
             31      finds that reclamation as required by this chapter can be accomplished under the revised
             32      reclamation plan.
             33          (c) The revision shall be approved or disapproved within a period of time established
             34      by the division.
             35          (d) (i) The division shall establish guidelines [for a determination of] determining the
             36      scale or extent of a revision request for which all permit application information, requirements,
             37      and procedures, including notice and hearings, shall apply[; but any].
             38          (ii) Any revisions [which] that propose significant alterations in the reclamation plan
             39      shall, at a minimum, be subject to notice and hearing requirements.
             40          [(c)] (e) Any extensions to the area covered by the permit, except incidental boundary
             41      revisions, must be made by:
             42          (i) an application for a significant revision of the permit; or
             43          (ii) an application for another permit.
             44          (2) No transfer, assignment, or sale of the rights granted under any permit issued
             45      [pursuant] according to this chapter shall be made without the written approval of the division.
             46          (3) (a) The division shall, within a time limit prescribed in rules [promulgated] adopted
             47      by the board, review outstanding permits and may require reasonable revision or modification
             48      of the permit provisions during the term of the permit[; but the].
             49          (b) The revision or modification shall be:
             50          (i) based upon a written finding; and
             51          (ii) subject to notice and hearing requirements established by this chapter.


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