Section 45-6B-81 - [Effective 7/1/2024] Promulgation of rules by board regarding surface mining and reclamation The board may promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, to:
(1) Establish the procedure for filing and departmental review of mining permit applications;(2) Establish the procedure for amending mining permits;(3) Establish the procedure for transfer of permits;(4) Provide for the reclamation of mills proposed to be operated in conjunction with a mining operation;(5) Establish the prehearing procedure for determining the type of reclamation to be performed on affected land;(6) Establish the minimum requirements for each type of reclamation;(7) Establish the reclamation activities required to be performed concurrent with mining activity;(8) Establish the procedure to address reclamation before or during a temporary cessation of mining activity, pursuant to subdivision 45-6B-3(6);(9) Establish the procedure for determining special, exceptional, critical, or unique land, in accordance with § 45-6B-33;(10) Establish the requirements for construction, operation, monitoring, and closure of uranium and other mineral mines using in situ leach processes; and(11) Establish the procedure for posting and monitoring financial assurance.SL 1987, ch 322; SL 1989, ch 381, § 4; SL 2006, ch 224, §3.Amended by S.L. 2024, ch. 181,s. 5, eff. 7/1/2024.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.