§ 74-53 – Reclamation plan.
74-53. Reclamation plan. The operator shall submit with his application for an operating permit a proposed reclamation plan. Said plan shall include as a minimum, each of the elements specified in the definition of "reclamation plan" in G.S. 74-49, plus such other information as may be reasonably required by the Department. The reclamation plan shall […]
§ 74-54 – Bonds.
74-54. Bonds. (a) Each applicant for an operating permit, or for the modification of an existing permit shall, following the approval of the application, file and maintain in force a bond in favor of the State of North Carolina, executed by a surety approved by the Commissioner of Insurance, in the amount set forth below. […]
§ 74-54.1 – Permit fees.
74-54.1. Permit fees. (a) The fee schedule for the processing of permit applications, transfers, and modifications is as follows: 0-25 acres 26+ acres New Permit Applications $3,750.00 $5,000.00 Permit Modifications $750.00 $1,000.00 Permit Transfers $100.00 $100.00 (a1) In addition to the fees set forth in subsection (a) of this section, permittees shall pay an annual […]
§ 74-55 – Reclamation report.
74-55. Reclamation report. (a) By September 1 of each year, the operator shall file a report of activities completed during the preceding year on a form prescribed by the Department, which includes all of the following: (1) Identify the mine, the operator and the permit number. (2) State acreage disturbed by mining in the last […]
§ 74-34 – Application and order for survey.
74-34. Application and order for survey. The person entitled to bring an action, as provided in G.S. 74-33, may apply to any judge of the superior court having jurisdiction to grant injunctions and restraining orders, and obtain an order of survey in the following manner: He shall file an affidavit giving the names of the […]
§ 74-35 – Free access to mine for survey.
74-35. Free access to mine for survey. Upon the order made for the survey in the manner, at the time, and by the persons mentioned in the order, which shall include a representative of the party making the application, who shall not be one of the surveyors, there shall be given free access to the […]
§ 74-36 – Costs of the survey.
74-36. Costs of the survey. The costs of the order and survey shall be paid by the person making the application; but if he shall maintain an action and recover damages for the injury done or threatened prior to such survey and examination, the costs of the order and survey shall be taxed against the […]
§ 74-37 – Compact enacted into law.
74-37. Compact enacted into law. The Interstate Mining Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into by this State with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: INTERSTATE MINING COMPACT Article I. – Findings and Purposes (a) The party states find that: (1) Mining and the contributions thereof to […]
§ 74-38 – Commission to file copies of bylaws with Department of Environmental Quality.
74-38. Commission to file copies of bylaws with Department of Environmental Quality. (a), (b) Repealed by Session Laws 1973, c. 1262, s. 33. (c) In accordance with Article V(i) of the Compact, the Commission shall file copies of the bylaws and any amendments thereto with the Department of Environmental Quality. (1967, c. 946, s. 2; […]
§ 74-46 – Title.
74-46. Title. This Article may be known and cited as "The Mining Act of 1971." (1971, c. 545, s. 1.)