La. Admin. Code tit. 43 § XV-2533

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 12, December 20, 2024

Section XV-2533 - Land-Use Information

A. The application shall contain a statement of the condition, capability and productivity of the land within the proposed permit area, including:

1. a map and supporting narrative of the uses of the land existing at the time of the filing of the application. If the premining use of the land was changed within five years before the anticipated date of beginning the proposed operations, the historic use of the land shall also be described;

2. a narrative of land capability and productivity, which analyzes the land-use description under §2533. A in conjunction with other environmental resources information required under this Chapter. The narrative shall provide analyses of:

a. the capability of the land before any mining to support a variety of uses, giving consideration to soil and foundation characteristics, topography, vegetative cover and the hydrology of the proposed permit area; and

b. the productivity of the proposed permit area before mining, expressed as average yield of food, fiber, forage or wood products from such lands obtained under high levels of management. The productivity shall be determined by yield data or estimates for similar sites based on current data from the United States Department of Agriculture, state agricultural universities or appropriate state natural resource or agricultural agencies.

B. The application shall state whether the proposed mine plan area has been previously mined and, if so, the following information, if available:

1. the type of mining method used;

2. the coal seams or other mineral strata mined;

3. the extent of coal or other minerals removed;

4. the approximate dates of past mining; and

5. the uses of the land preceding mining.

C. The application shall contain a description of the existing land uses and land use classifications under local law, if any, of the proposed mine plan and adjacent areas.

La. Admin. Code tit. 43, § XV-2533

Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 5:395 (December 1979), amended LR 14:441 (July 1988), LR 20:447 (April 1994).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:901-932.