82-4-121. Permit required
82-4-121. Permit required. No person may commence preparatory work until the operator shall have first obtained from the department a mine-site location permit for a new strip mine or a new underground mine or a permit under part 2 of this chapter, if the application for such permit includes an appropriate long-range mining plan acceptable to […]
82-4-122. Application and approval of permit
82-4-122. Application and approval of permit. (1) A person desiring a mine-site location permit shall file with the department an application that must contain a reclamation plan for any preparatory work and any other information the department considers necessary to determine if the proposed area to be affected by the operation is appropriate for the location […]
82-4-123. Permit fee and surety bond
82-4-123. Permit fee and surety bond. A fee of $50 shall be paid before the mine-site location permit required in this part may be issued. The operator shall also file with the department a bond payable to the state of Montana with surety satisfactory to the department in the penal sum to be determined by the […]
82-4-101. Short title
82-4-101. Short title. This part shall be known and may be cited as “The Strip and Underground Mine Siting Act”. History: En. 50-1601 by Sec. 1, Ch. 280, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 441, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 50-1601.
82-4-102. Intent — findings — policy and purpose
82-4-102. Intent — findings — policy and purpose. (1) The legislature, mindful of its constitutional obligations under Article II, section 3, and Article IX of the Montana constitution, has enacted The Strip and Underground Mine Siting Act. It is the legislature’s intent that the requirements of this part provide adequate remedies for the protection of the […]
82-4-103. Definitions
82-4-103. Definitions. When used in this part, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context, the following definitions apply: (1) ”Board” means the board of environmental review provided for in 2-15-3502. (2) ”Department” means the department of environmental quality provided for in 2-15-3501. (3) ”Mineral” means mineral as defined in 82-4-203. (4) ”New mine” means a strip- or underground-mining […]
82-4-104. Application
82-4-104. Application. The provisions of this part shall not apply where any preparatory work was conducted prior to January 1, 1974, or for which contracts for preparatory work or the sale of Montana coal from a new strip mine by an operator holding a valid permit under 82-4-221 were in existence and proven specific notice thereof […]
82-4-105. through 82-4-110 reserved
82-4-105 through 82-4-110 reserved.
82-4-111. Repealed
82-4-111. Repealed. Sec. 111, Ch. 324, L. 2021. History: En. 50-1604 by Sec. 4, Ch. 280, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 441, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 50-1604; amd. Sec. 362, Ch. 418, L. 1995.
82-4-112. Administration
82-4-112. Administration. (1) The department shall: (a) adopt, after an opportunity for a hearing, general rules pertaining to new strip mines and to new underground mines and preparatory work to accomplish the purposes of this part, rules regarding filing of reports, issuance of permits, and other matters of procedure and administration; (b) exercise general supervision, administration, and enforcement […]