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2025 Utah Code
Title 40 - Mines and Mining
Chapter 11 - Geologic Carbon Storage
Section 7 - Permit hearing.
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UT Code § 40-11-7 (2025)
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Effective 5/4/2022
40-11-7. Permit hearing.
Enacted by Chapter 62, 2022 General Session
40-11-7. Permit hearing.
- (1) The board shall hold a public hearing before authorizing the division to issue a permit.
- (2) The board shall conduct the hearing in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act.
- (3) The board shall give notice no fewer than 30 days prior to the hearing by:
- (a) one publication in a daily newspaper of general circulation in Salt Lake City, Utah;
- (b) in all newspapers of general circulation published in the county or counties in which the land affected is situated; and
- (c) by publication in accordance with Section 45-1-101.
- (4) In addition to the notice required in Subsection (3), an applicant shall provide notice of the hearing and a copy of the permit application, no fewer than 30 days before the hearing to:
- (a) each mineral lessee within one-half mile of the storage reservoir's boundaries;
- (b) each mineral owner within one-half mile of the storage reservoir's boundaries;
- (c) each pore space owner within one-half mile of the storage reservoir's boundaries;
- (d) each surface owner of land within one-half mile of the storage reservoir's boundaries; and
- (e) any additional person the board identifies.
- (5) An applicant shall serve the notice described in Subsection (4) through personal service.
- (6) The board may, in accordance with the requirements of Section 63G-6a-116, procure the services of an administrative law judge to conduct the hearing described in Subsection (1).
- (7) If the board procures the services of an administrative law judge, the board may rely on the decision of the administrative law judge when deciding whether to issue a permit.
Enacted by Chapter 62, 2022 General Session
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