Section 11 – Division action on permit application — Requirements for approval — List of applicant’s mining law violation — Restoration of prime farmland.
40-10-11. Division action on permit application — Requirements for approval — List of applicant’s mining law violation — Restoration of prime farmland. (1) (a) (i) After a complete mining application and reclamation plan or a revision or renewal of an application and plan is submitted to the division as required by this chapter and the […]
Section 12 – Revised permit and reclamation plan — Application — Transfer, assignment, or sale of rights — Revision or modification of permit provisions.
40-10-12. Revised permit and reclamation plan — Application — Transfer, assignment, or sale of rights — Revision or modification of permit provisions. (1) (a) During the term of the permit, the permittee may submit an application for a revision of the permit, together with a revised reclamation plan, to the division. (b) An application for […]
Section 5 – Activities exempted from chapter.
40-10-5. Activities exempted from chapter. This chapter does not apply to the following activities: (1) the extraction of coal by a landowner for his own noncommercial use from land owned or leased by him; or (2) the extraction of coal as an incidental part of federal, state, or local government-financed highway or other construction under […]
Section 1 – Legislative finding.
40-10-1. Legislative finding. The Utah Legislature finds that: (1) Coal mining operations presently contribute significantly to the nation’s energy requirements; surface coal mining constitutes one method of extraction of the resource; the overwhelming percentage of Utah’s coal reserves can only be extracted by underground mining methods; and it is, therefore, essential to the national interest […]
Section 2 – Purpose.
40-10-2. Purpose. It is the purpose of this chapter to: (1) grant to the Board and Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining the necessary authority to assure exclusive jurisdiction over nonfederal lands and cooperative jurisdiction over federal lands in regard to regulation of coal mining and reclamation operations as authorized pursuant to Public Law 95-87; […]
Section 3 – Definitions.
40-10-3. Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter: (1) “Adjudicative proceeding” means: (a) a division or board action or proceeding determining the legal rights, duties, privileges, immunities, or other legal interests of one or more identifiable persons, including actions to grant, deny, revoke, suspend, modify, annul, withdraw, or amend an authority, right, permit, or license; […]