Effective – 28 Aug 1990 444.500. Citation of law. — This law, sections 444.500 to 444.755, may be known and cited as the “Strip Mine Law”. ——– (L. 1971 S.B. 1 § 2 subsec. 5, A.L. 1979 H.B. 459, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1584)
Effective – 28 Aug 2014 444.510. Definitions. — As used in sections 444.500 to 444.755, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following words and terms mean: (1) “Affected land”, the pit area or area from which overburden has been removed, or upon which overburden has been deposited; (2) “Box cut”, the first open cut […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2014 444.520. Commission, membership, qualifications, terms, compensation, powers — department director, limitation on. — 1. There is a Missouri mining commission whose domicile for administrative purposes is the department of natural resources. The commission shall consist of the following eight persons: the state geologist, the director of the department of conservation, […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1995 444.530. Powers of commission — rules, procedure. — 1. The commission may: (1) Adopt and promulgate rules and regulations respecting the administration of sections 444.500 to 444.789; (2) Encourage and conduct investigation, research, experiments and demonstrations, and collect and disseminate information relating to strip mining and reclamation and conservation of […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1988 444.535. Rules and regulations, commission shall make — variances, procedures, conditions — section not to apply, when. — 1. In addition to the other powers and duties prescribed by law, the commission shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations adequate to require the operator, with respect to strip mining of […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1990 444.540. Annual strip mining permit required, fee, renewal. — 1. No person shall engage in strip mining unless such person possesses a valid permit issued by the commission designating the area of land affected by the operation. The permit shall authorize the operator to engage in strip mining upon the […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1990 444.550. Application for permit, contents. — 1. Application for permit shall be made on a form prescribed by the commission and shall include: (1) The names of all persons with any interest in the land to be mined; (2) The source of the applicant’s legal right to mine the land […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1971 444.560. Reclamation plan required, contents. — The application for a permit shall be accompanied by a plan of reclamation that meets the requirements of sections 444.500 to 444.755, and the rules and regulations promulgated under them, and shall contain a verified statement by the operator setting forth the proposed method […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1990 444.570. Bond, amount — commission may waive. — Before the issuance of the permit, the operator shall file with the commission, in such form as the commission prescribes, a bond payable to the state treasurer, conditioned that the operator shall faithfully perform all requirements of the commission in accordance with […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1971 444.580. Annual permit, how amended. — 1. An operator desiring to have his permit amended to cover additional land may file an amended application with the commission. Upon receipt of the amended application, and such additional fee and bond as may be required under the provisions of sections 444.500 to […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1971 444.590. Successor operator, assumption of liability — first operator released, when. — Where one operator succeeds another at any uncompleted operation, either by sale, assignment, lease or otherwise, the commission may release the first operator from all liability under sections 444.500 to 444.755 as to that particular operation, but only […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2015 444.600. Permit — investigation, decision, hearing, court review — appeals. — 1. All applications for a permit shall be filed with the director who shall promptly investigate the application and make a decision within thirty days after the application is received as to whether the permit should be issued or […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1990 444.610. Reclamation and care requirements. — 1. Every operator to whom a permit is issued pursuant to the provisions of sections 444.500 to 444.755 may engage in strip mining upon the lands described in the permit upon the performance of and subject to the following requirements with respect to such […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1971 444.620. Time limits on reclamation practices. — In addition to completion of grading, grading shall be current and shall meet the following additional time limits: (1) Grading shall be completed not more than one hundred eighty days after the final placing of the spoil ridges. When more than one seam […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1971 444.630. Report, when required, contents. — 1. The operator shall file a report with the commission within sixty days after the date of expiration of a permit stating the exact number of acres of land affected by the operation, the extent of the reclamation already accomplished, and such other information […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1971 444.640. Commission to investigate all reports — release from bond, when. — 1. The commission shall investigate or cause to have investigated the status of reclamation after each report referred to in section 444.580 has been filed. 2. If the commission determines that grading has been satisfactorily completed pursuant to […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1971 444.650. Application for release from bond — objection, effect of — appeal. — 1. Prior to release of the bond or any portion thereof, application shall be made by the operator to the commission, either with the completion reports or subsequent to such reports, for release of the bond. 2. […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1971 444.660. Additional time, granted when. — The commission may grant such additional time for meeting with the completion dates required by sections 444.500 to 444.755 as are necessary due to an act of God, war, strike, riot or other catastrophe. ——– (L. 1971 S.B. 1 § 19)
Effective – 02 Jan 1979 444.670. Commission may inspect and search — warrant, where obtained. — Commission members and authorized representatives of the commission may at all reasonable times enter upon any lands being strip mined for the purpose of inspection to determine whether the provisions of sections 444.500 to 444.755 have been complied with. […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1971 444.680. Injunction, when — violation, procedure — hearing. — 1. The commission shall cause investigations to be made of all strip mining operations in the state of Missouri. If the investigation shows that strip mining is being or is going to be conducted without a permit in violation of this […]
