35-11-414. Special license to explore for minerals by dozing; application; standards; fee; bond; denial; appeal.
(a) Any person desiring to engage in mineral exploration by dozing shall apply to the administrator for a special license. The application shall be in accordance with rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the standards set forth in subsection (b) of this section, by the council upon recommendation by the director after consultation with the administrator and advisory board, and shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
(b) The council shall establish rules and regulations pursuant to the following reclamation standards for exploration by dozing:
(i) Backfilling the topsoil disturbed by dozing to its approximate original contour;
(ii) Revegetation of the land affected by dozing, including species to be used;
(iii) Timetables for the accomplishment of the above reclamation program.
(c) After reviewing the application for special license to explore by dozing the administrator shall set the amount of the bond necessary to insure complete reclamation and issue the special license to explore.
(d) The administrator may deny the special license to explore if he believes the application is in violation of the purpose of this act.
(e) The decision of the administrator may be appealed through the director to the council.
(f) All special licenses to explore issued by the administrator shall be reviewed by the council at their next regularly scheduled meeting.
(g) A bond posted under the terms of this section shall be released upon completion of the exploration, by dozing, the reclamation program, and an inspection by the administrator. Failure to comply with the provisions of this section will result in forfeiture of the bond.
(h) If the proposed exploration by dozing will substantially affect forty (40) or more acres in any four (4) contiguous sixteenth sections, the application shall conform to the reclamation standards and requirements governing surface mining, and the provisions of this section shall not apply.
(j) Any abandoned drill hole shall be subject to the reclamation provisions of subsection 30-96.16(e) of the statutes.
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