40-8-19 - Transfer of mining operation under approved notice of intention.
40-8-19. Transfer of mining operation under approved notice of intention.
Whenever an operator succeeds to the interest of another operator who holds an approvednotice of intention or revision covering a mining operation, by sale, assignment, lease, or othermeans, the division may release the first operator from his responsibilities under his approvednotice of intention, including surety, provided the successor assumes all of the duties of theformer operator, to the satisfaction of the division, under this approved notice of intention,including its then approved reclamation plan and the posting of surety. Upon the satisfactoryassumption of such responsibilities by the successor operator, under conditions approved by thedivision, the approved notice of intention shall be transferred to the successor operator.
Enacted by Chapter 130, 1975 General Session