Section 47-1507 – PLAN — APPROVAL OR REJECTION BY BOARD — HEARING.
47-1507. PLAN — APPROVAL OR REJECTION BY BOARD — HEARING. (a) Upon determination by the board that a reclamation or permanent closure plan or any amended plan submitted by an operator meets the requirements of this chapter, the board shall deliver to the operator, in writing, a notice of approval of such plan, and thereafter […]
Section 47-1604 – LEASED AREA.
47-1604. LEASED AREA. The surface area covered by a geothermal lease issued pursuant to this chapter shall be determined by the state board of land commissioners. History: [47-1604, added 1972, ch. 182, sec. 1, p. 467; am. 2011, ch. 63, sec. 1, p. 138.]
Section 47-1508 – AMENDED PLAN — SUPPLEMENTAL PLAN — SUBMISSION.
47-1508. AMENDED PLAN — SUPPLEMENTAL PLAN — SUBMISSION. (a) In the event that a material change in circumstances arises that the operator, or the board, believes requires a change in an approved plan, including any amended plan, then the operator shall submit to the board a supplemental plan setting forth the proposed changes and the […]
Section 47-1605 – LEASES — RENTAL AND ROYALTY.
47-1605. LEASES — RENTAL AND ROYALTY. (1) Geothermal resources leases shall be issued at an annual rental of not less than twenty-five cents (25¢) per acre, payable in advance. The rental specified in geothermal leases shall be fixed in any manner by the state board of land commissioners including, but not limited to, competitive bidding, […]
Section 47-1509 – PROCEDURES IN RECLAMATION.
47-1509. PROCEDURES IN RECLAMATION. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this act, every operator who conducts exploration or mining operations that disturb two (2) or more acres within the state of Idaho shall perform the following reclamation activities: (1) Ridges of overburden shall be leveled in such manner as to have a minimum width of […]
Section 47-1510 – VEGETATION PLANTING.
47-1510. VEGETATION PLANTING. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this act, an operator shall plant, on affected lands, vegetation species that can be expected to result in vegetation comparable to the vegetation that was growing on the area occupied by the affected lands prior to the exploration and mining operations. (b) No planting shall be […]
Section 47-1511 – RECLAMATION ACTIVITIES — TIME LIMITATIONS.
47-1511. RECLAMATION ACTIVITIES — TIME LIMITATIONS. (a) All reclamation activities required to be conducted under this act shall be performed in a good and workmanlike manner, with all reasonable diligence, and as to a given exploration drill hole, road or trench, within one (1) year after abandonment thereof. (b) The reclamation activity as to a […]
Section 47-1512 – FINANCIAL ASSURANCE — REQUISITES.
47-1512. FINANCIAL ASSURANCE — REQUISITES. (a) Prior to conducting any mining operations on a mine panel covered by an approved reclamation plan or operating a cyanidation facility covered by an approved permanent closure plan, an operator shall submit to the board financial assurance meeting the requirements of this section. (1) The initial reclamation financial assurance […]
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 47-1401 – LEASE FOR EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORIZED.
47-1401. LEASE FOR EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORIZED. The governing body of any county, city, town, village, school district or other municipal corporation or political subdivision of the state of Idaho authorized to acquire and hold real property may, upon determining that such action will be in the best interest of such county, city, town, village, […]