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2023 Utah Code
Title 40 - Mines and Mining
Chapter 8 - Utah Mined Land Reclamation Act
- Section 1 - Short title.
- Section 2 - Legislative findings.
- Section 3 - Purpose.
- Section 4 - Definitions.
- Section 5 - Authority to enforce chapter -- Coordination of procedures -- Department of Environmental Quality.
- Section 6 - Board -- Powers, functions, and duties.
- Section 7 - Board and division -- Authority.
- Section 8 - Board authority to act -- Entry of order -- Confidential data.
- Section 9 - Evasion of chapter or orders -- Penalties -- Limitations of actions -- Violation of chapter or permit conditions -- Inspection -- Cessation order, abatement notice, or show cause order -- Suspension or revocation of permit -- Review -- Division enforcement authority -- Appeal provisions.
- Section 9.1 - Civil penalty for violation of chapter -- Informal conference -- Public hearing -- Contest of violation or amount of penalty -- Collection -- Criminal penalties -- Civil penalty for failure to correct violation -- Civil penalties.
- Section 10 - Notice.
- Section 11 - Budget of administrative expenses -- Procedure -- Division authority to appoint or employ consultants.
- Section 12 - Objectives.
- Section 12.5 - Reclamation required.
- Section 13 - Notice of intention required prior to mining operations -- Assurance of reclamation required in notice of intention -- When contents confidential -- Approval of notice of intention not required for small mining operations -- Procedure for reviewing notice of intention.
- Section 14 - Surety requirement -- Liability of small mining operations for failure to reclaim -- Forfeiture of surety.
- Section 15 - Notice of commencement to division -- Operations and progress report.
- Section 16 - Approved notice of intention valid for life of operation -- Withdrawal, withholding, or refusal of approval -- Procedure and basis.
- Section 17 - Responsibility of operator to comply with applicable rules, regulations and ordinances -- Inspections.
- Section 18 - Notice of intention to revise operations -- Procedure.
- Section 19 - Transfer of mining operation under approved notice of intention.
- Section 20 - Applicability.
- Section 21 - Temporary suspension or termination of operations -- Notice to division -- Evaluation and inspection -- Release of surety -- Evidence of compliance.
- Section 22 - Division cooperation -- Agreements.
- Section 23 - Effective dates -- Exceptions.
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