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Title 40 - Mines and Mining
Chapter 13 - Brine Conservation Act
Part 2 - Administration and Enforcement
Section 204 - Forfeiture of surety.
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UT Code § 40-13-204 (2025)
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Effective 5/7/2025
40-13-204. Forfeiture of surety.
Enacted by Chapter 152, 2025 General Session
40-13-204. Forfeiture of surety.
- (1)Subsection (2) applies if the board determines that an operator has neglected, failed, or refused to:
- (a)plug and abandon a brine well;
- (b)close any surface impoundment;
- (c)repair a brine well leaking or causing waste; or
- (d)maintain and reclaim a site.
- (2)A person who violates Subsection (1) shall forfeit from the person's surety or shall pay to this state a sum equal to the cost of:
- (a)plugging a brine well;
- (b)closure of the surface impoundment;
- (c)repair of the brine well leaking or causing waste; or
- (d)reclamation of the site.
Enacted by Chapter 152, 2025 General Session
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