45-6B-81. Promulgation of rules by board regarding surface mining and reclamation.
The board may promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, consistent with the provisions of this chapter, to provide for:
(1)The procedure for filing and departmental review of mining permit applications;
(2)The procedure for amending mining permits;
(3)The procedure for transfer of permits;
(4)The reclamation of mills proposed to be operated in conjunction with a mining operation;
(5)The prehearing procedure for determining the type of reclamation to be performed on affected land;
(6)The minimum requirements for each type of reclamation;
(7)The reclamation activities required to be performed concurrent with mining activity;
(8)The procedure to be followed to address reclamation before or during a temporary cessation of mining activity pursuant to subdivision 45-6B-3(6);
(9)The procedure for determining special, exceptional, critical, or unique land in accordance with §45-6B-33; and
(10)The requirements for construction, operation, monitoring, and closure of uranium and other mineral mines using in situ leach processes.
Source: SL 1987, ch 322; SL 1989, ch 381, §4; SL 2006, ch 224, §3.