Section 47-1513 – OPERATOR’S FAILURE TO COMPLY — FORFEITURE OF FINANCIAL ASSURANCE — PENALTIES — RECLAMATION FUND — CYANIDATION CLOSURE FUND.
47-1513. OPERATOR’S FAILURE TO COMPLY — FORFEITURE OF FINANCIAL ASSURANCE — PENALTIES — RECLAMATION FUND — CYANIDATION CLOSURE FUND. (a) Whenever the board determines that an operator has not complied with the provisions of this chapter, the board may notify the operator of such noncompliance and may, by private conference, conciliation, and persuasion, endeavor to […]
Section 47-1514 – APPEAL FROM FINAL ORDER — PROCEDURE.
47-1514. APPEAL FROM FINAL ORDER — PROCEDURE. (a) Any operator dissatisfied with any final order of the board made pursuant to this chapter may, within sixty (60) days after notice of such order, obtain judicial review thereof by appealing to the district court of the state of Idaho for the county wherein the operator resides […]
Section 47-1515 – INFORMATION.
47-1515. INFORMATION. Any information supplied by an operator to the board, the director, or the department of lands, and designated by such operator as confidential, shall be subject to disclosure according to chapter 1, title 74, Idaho Code. History: [47-1515, added 1971, ch. 206, sec. 15, p. 898; am. 1974, ch. 17, sec. 38, p. […]
Section 47-1516 – DEPOSIT OF FORFEITURES AND DAMAGES.
47-1516. DEPOSIT OF FORFEITURES AND DAMAGES. All forfeitures and civil damages collected under the provisions of this act shall be deposited with the state treasurer in a special fund to be used by the board for mined land reclamation purposes. History: [47-1516, added 1971, ch. 206, sec. 16, p. 898; am. 2019, ch. 226, sec. […]
Section 47-1517 – CONDUCT OF ACTIVITIES.
47-1517. CONDUCT OF ACTIVITIES. (a) An operator shall conduct all exploration and mining operations in accordance with all applicable statutes and regulations pertaining to water use and mining safety applicable to exploration and mining operations. (b) An operator desiring to operate a cyanidation facility within the state of Idaho shall conduct all related activities in […]
Section 47-1518 – EFFECTIVE DATE — APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.
47-1518. EFFECTIVE DATE — APPLICATION OF CHAPTER. (a) The reclamation provisions of this chapter shall be in full force and effect on and after May 31, 1971. A surface mine operator shall not be required to perform the reclamation activities referred to in this chapter as to any surface mining operations performed prior to May […]
Section 47-1519 – APPLICATION OF CHAPTER TO MINERAL EXTRACTION FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAY PURPOSES.
47-1519. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER TO MINERAL EXTRACTION FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAY PURPOSES. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the bonding provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any surface mining operations conducted by a public or governmental agency for maintenance, repair, or construction of a public highway. Surface mining operations conducted by […]
Section 47-1601 – GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES — LAND LEASES — AUTHORIZATION.
47-1601. GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES — LAND LEASES — AUTHORIZATION. The state board of land commissioners is hereby authorized and empowered to issue geothermal resource leases for terms of up to forty-nine (49) years on any state or school lands which may contain geothermal resources, together with the right to use and occupy so much of the […]
Section 47-1505 – DUTIES AND POWERS OF BOARD.
47-1505. DUTIES AND POWERS OF BOARD. In addition to the other duties and powers of the board prescribed by law, the board is granted and shall be entitled to exercise the following authority and powers and perform the following duties: (1) To administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and the rules and orders […]
Section 47-1602 – “GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES” DEFINED.
47-1602. "GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES" DEFINED. For the purposes of this chapter, "geothermal resources" shall mean the natural heat energy of the earth, the energy, in whatever form, which may be found in any position and at any depth below the surface of the earth present in, resulting from, or created by, or which may be extracted […]