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 6 – Powers, functions, and duties of board and division.
40-10-6. Powers, functions, and duties of board and division. In addition to those provided in Title 40, Chapter 8, Utah Mined Land Reclamation Act, the board and division have the following powers, functions, and duties: (1) to make and promulgate in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the rules as are […]
Section 20 – Applicability.
40-8-20. Applicability. This act shall apply to all lands in the state of Utah lawfully subject to its police power. No political subdivision of this state shall enact laws, regulations, or ordinances which are inconsistent with this act. Enacted by Chapter 130, 1975 General Session
Section 21 – Temporary suspension or termination of operations — Notice to division — Evaluation and inspection — Release of surety — Evidence of compliance.
40-8-21. Temporary suspension or termination of operations — Notice to division — Evaluation and inspection — Release of surety — Evidence of compliance. (1) In the case of a temporary suspension of mining operations, excluding labor disputes, expected to be in excess of five years’ duration, the operator shall, within 30 days, notify the division. […]
Section 22 – Division cooperation — Agreements.
40-8-22. Division cooperation — Agreements. (1) The division shall cooperate with other state agencies, local governmental bodies, agencies of the federal government, and appropriate private interest in the furtherance of the purposes of this act. (2) The division is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with these agencies, as may be approved by the board, […]
Section 23 – Effective dates — Exceptions.
40-8-23. Effective dates — Exceptions. This act shall become effective 60 days after adjournment of the Legislature except as follows: (1) Mining operations which are active on the effective date of this act will be required to prepare and submit a notice of intention on or before July 1, 1977, and shall be authorized to […]
Section 102 – Text of compact.
40-9-102. Text of compact. The Interstate Mining Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: Article I Findings and Purposes (1) The party States find that: (a) Mining and the contributions thereof to the economy and well-being of every State are […]
Section 103 – Participation by Utah.
40-9-103. Participation by Utah. (1) The governor may appoint the director of the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining to serve as the governor’s official representative to the Interstate Mining Commission. (2) A copy of the bylaws of the Interstate Mining Commission shall be: (a) placed on file with the director of the Division of […]