Sec. 63542.
(1) For the purposes of inspections and monitoring, and the administration and enforcement of this part, an operator is assessed an inspection and reclamation fee of not more than 25 cents per ton of coal mined, as determined by the department. The department shall establish, by rule, criteria for determining the amount of the inspection and reclamation fee. In making the determination of the amount of the inspection and reclamation fee, the department shall take into account funds made available to the department pursuant to the surface mining control and reclamation act of 1977, and funds from any other source for the purposes specified in this subsection. The total inspection and reclamation fees assessed annually shall not exceed the total amount appropriated to the department for the purposes specified in this subsection.
(2) An operator shall file quarterly reports with the department on a calendar year basis. The report shall include all of the following:
(a) The location of the mining operation and the areas mined during the quarter.
(b) A description of the progress of restoration and reclamation activities of the operator for the preceding quarter.
(c) The number of tons of coal mined during the quarter.
(3) Based on the information reported pursuant to subsection (2)(c), the department shall send the operator written notice of the amount of the fee due for the quarter. The operator shall pay the fee to the department within 30 days after receipt of the notice.
(4) The department shall deposit the inspection and reclamation fee in the state abandoned mine reclamation fund created by section 63510.
History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Popular Name: Act 451
Popular Name: NREPA