Section 69-05.2-05-08 - Permit applications - Permit termThe commission will:
1. A permit will be issued for a fixed term not to exceed five years except as provided in subsection 3. The permit area shall be no larger than a logical pit sequence and include lands used for activities incidental to coal or commercial leonardite extraction. Coal or commercial leonardite removal boundaries cannot go beyond those approved for the permit term without obtaining a revision under section 69-05.2-11-02. 2. Permitted acreage where surface coal mining operations are not complete shall be successively renewed under section 69-05.2-11-03 until final bond release. 3. A term for a fixed period greater than five years may be approved if: a. The applicant needs a specified longer term and a larger permit area to make the showing necessary to obtain financing for equipment and opening the operation, and this need is verified, in writing, by the applicant's proposed financing source; and b. The application is accurate and complete for the specified longer term.N.D. Admin Code 69-05.2-05-08
Effective August 1, 1980; amended effective June 1, 1983; May 1, 1990;January 1, 1993; April 1, 2013.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2016-362, October 2016, effective 10/1/2016.General Authority: NDCC 38-14.1-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 38-14.1-04