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Title 40 - Mines and Mining
Chapter 13 - Brine Conservation Act
Part 4 - Brine Mining Operations
Section 401 - Permits required.
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UT Code § 40-13-401 (2025)
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Effective 5/7/2025
40-13-401. Permits required.
Enacted by Chapter 152, 2025 General Session
40-13-401. Permits required.
- (1)A person may not engage in brine mining operations in the state without a permit.
- (2)A person may only transfer a permit to another person with permission of the division.
- (3)The division may issue a permit:
- (a)authorizing construction, operation, maintenance, and cessation of processing and refining facilities and brine wells; and
- (b)approving, as part of that permit, post-cessation reclamation of the site.
- (4) As a condition for approval of a permit, the owner and operator shall furnish surety in an amount determined by the division to cover reclamation costs for the facility and any associated brine wells.
- (5)Approval of a permit is conditioned upon compliance with the laws, rules, and orders of the board.
- (6)The board may order the closure of a facility and any associated brine wells:
- (a)if adequate surety is not posted;
- (b)if a violation of the laws, rules, and orders of the board exists and is not abated; or
- (c)for a significant violation of federal or state law not described in Subsection (6)(b) or substantial cause related to a natural disaster or imminent property destruction.
Enacted by Chapter 152, 2025 General Session
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