Mo. Rev. Stat. § 444.550

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 444.550 - Application for permit, contents

1. Application for permit shall be made on a form prescribed by the commission and shall include:

(1) The names of all persons with any interest in the land to be mined;

(2) The source of the applicant's legal right to mine the land affected by the permit;

(3) The permanent and temporary post-office address of the applicant;

(4) Whether the applicant or any person associated with the applicant holds or has held any other permits under sections 444.500 to 444.755, and an identification of such permits;

(5) The written consent of the applicant and any other persons necessary to grant access to the commission or the director to the area of land affected under application from the date of application until the expiration of any permit granted under the application and thereafter for such time as is necessary to assure compliance with all provisions of sections 444.500 to 444.755 or any rule or regulation promulgated under them;

(6) Such other information as the commission may require.

2. The application for a permit shall be accompanied by a map prepared and certified by a professional engineer containing the following information in a scale and form specified by the commission:

(1) An identification of the area to correspond with the application;

(2) The boundaries of surface properties and names of owners of the area of land to be affected, and, if known to the operator, adjacent deep mines, and the name of the owner or owners of the surface area within six hundred and sixty feet of any part of the area of land to be affected;

(3) The names and locations of all streams, creeks, or other bodies of public water, roads, buildings, cemeteries, oil and gas wells and utility lines on or within six hundred and sixty feet of the area to be mined;

(4) The boundaries of the area of land affected shown by appropriate markings, the cropline of the seam or deposit to be mined, and the total number of acres involved in the area of land affected;

(5) The date on which the map was prepared, the north point and the section, township and range;

(6) A comprehensive water management plan for the area of land affected, including the sources of water inflow, the drainage plan on and away from the area of land affected, indicating the directional flow of water, constructed drainways, constructed washing, cleaning or retaining ponds or reservoirs and the construction plans thereof, natural waterways used for drainage, and the nearest streams or tributaries receiving the discharge or overflow, the plan for control or prevention of soil erosion as required by subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of section 444.610, and the plan for control of the inflow of water and leaching or discharge of water, acid, oil and other substances required by subdivision (7) of subsection 1 of section 444.610;

(7) Such other information that the commission may require.

§ 444.550, RSMo

L. 1971 S.B. 1 § 5, A.L. 1976 S.B. 646, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1584