§ 74-86 – Rules.
74-86. Rules. The North Carolina Mining Commission may promulgate any rules necessary to administer and carry out the purposes of this Article. (1983, c. 279, s. 1; 1987, c. 827, s. 88; 2012-143, s. 1(d); 2014-4, s. 5(c).)
§ 74-87 – Penalty for violations.
74-87. Penalty for violations. (a) Civil Penalties. – (1) a. A civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) may be assessed by the Department against any person who fails to secure a valid exploration permit prior to engaging in the exploration for uranium, as required by G.S. 74-48. Each day of continuing […]
§ 74-88 – Confidentiality of logs, surveys, and reports.
74-88. Confidentiality of logs, surveys, and reports. If a person engaged in uranium exploration shows to the satisfaction of the Department that logs, surveys plats, and reports filed under this Article are of a proprietary nature relating to his competitive rights, that information shall be confidential and not subject to inspection and examination (as authorized […]
§ 74-89 – Delay before mining permits issued.
74-89. Delay before mining permits issued. No permit for the mining of uranium shall be issued to an applicant for either three years, beginning with the date of issuance of his first permit to explore for uranium, or for two years, beginning with the date of the filing of his first application for a permit […]
§ 74-83 – Forfeiture proceedings.
74-83. Forfeiture proceedings. Whenever the Department determines the necessity of a bond or other security forfeiture under the provisions of G.S. 74-81, or whenever it revokes, suspends or modifies a permit under the provisions of G.S. 74-82, it shall request the Attorney General to initiate forfeiture proceedings against the bond or other security filed by […]
§ 74-84 – Notice.
74-84. Notice. Whenever in this Article written notice is required to be given by the Department, such notice, unless otherwise provided, shall be mailed by registered or certified mail to the permanent address of the person set forth in his most recent application for an exploration permit. No other notice shall be required. (1983, c. […]
§ 74-85 – Administrative and judicial review of decisions.
74-85. Administrative and judicial review of decisions. Any affected person may contest a decision of the Department to approve, deny, suspend, or revoke a permit, to require additional abandonment work, to refuse to release part or all of a bond or other security, or to assess a civil penalty by filing a petition for a […]
§ 74-76 – Definitions.
74-76. Definitions. Wherever used or referred to in this Article, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: (1) "Commission" means the North Carolina Mining Commission created by G.S. 143B-290. (2) "Department" means the Department of Environmental Quality. (3) "Exploration activity" means (i) the breaking of the surface soil in order to locate a […]
§ 74-77 – Permit requirement.
74-77. Permit requirement. No person shall engage in exploration activity for the discovery of uranium without having first obtained from the Department an exploration permit which covers the affected land and which has not terminated, been revoked, or otherwise become invalid. (1983, c. 279, s. 1.)
§ 74-78 – Permits; application; granting; terms; duration; renewal.
74-78. Permits; application; granting; terms; duration; renewal. (a) A person desiring to engage in exploration activities for discovery of uranium shall make written application to the Department for an exploration permit. An application shall be upon a form furnished by the Department and shall fully state the information called for. In addition, the applicant may […]