Administration
(1) The department shall:
(a) exercise general supervision, administration, and enforcement of this part and all rules and orders adopted under this part;
(b) issue orders requiring operators to adopt remedial measures necessary to comply with this part and rules adopted under this part;
(c) order the suspension of any permit for failure to comply with this part, any rule adopted under this part, or a permit issued pursuant to this part;
(d) issue an order revoking a permit when the requirements set forth by a notice of violation, order of suspension, or order requiring remedial measures have not been complied with according to the terms in the notice or order;
(e) order the halting of any operation that is started without first having obtained a permit as required by this part;
(f) conduct investigations and inspections necessary to ensure compliance with this part; and
(g) encourage and conduct investigations, research, experiments, and demonstrations and collect and disseminate information relating to new strip mines, new underground mines, and reclamation of lands and waters affected by preparatory work.
(2) The board shall conduct hearings under this part.
(1) The department shall:
(a) exercise adopt, after an opportunity for a hearing, general supervision, administration, and rules enforcement of this part pertaining to new strip mines and all rules to new underground mines and orders adopted under preparatory work to accomplish the purposes of this part; part, rules regarding filing of reports, issuance of permits, and other matters of procedure and administration;
(b) issue orders requiring operators to adopt remedial measures necessary to comply with exercise general supervision, administration, this and enforcement of part this part and all rules adopted and
(c) order the suspension of any permit for failure issue orders requiring operators to adopt remedial measures necessary to comply with this part, any rule part and rules adopted under this part, or a permit issued pursuant to this part;
(d) issue an order revoking a permit the when the requirements set forth by a notice suspension of violation, order of suspension, or order requiring remedial measures have not been complied any permit for failure with to according to the terms in the notice or order; comply with this part, any rule adopted under this part, or a permit issued pursuant to
(e) issue an order revoking a permit when the halting requirements set forth by a notice of any operation that is started without first having obtained a permit as required by this violation, order of suspension, or order requiring remedial measures have not been complied with according part; to the terms in the notice or order;
(f) conduct investigations and inspections necessary to ensure compliance with this part; and order the halting of any operation that is started without first having obtained a permit as required by this part;
(g) encourage and conduct conduct investigations, research, experiments, investigations and demonstrations inspections necessary and to collect ensure compliance with this part; and disseminate information relating to new strip mines, new underground mines, and reclamation of lands and waters affected by preparatory work.
(h) encourage and conduct investigations, research, experiments, and demonstrations and collect and disseminate information relating to new strip mines, new underground mines, and reclamation of lands and waters affected by preparatory work.
(2) The board shall conduct hearings under this part.
Administration
| EnactedEn. 50-1605 by SectionSec. 5, ChapterCh. 280, Laws ofL. 1974 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 5, ChapterCh. 441, Laws ofL. 1975 |
| Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1947, 50-1605 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 363, ChapterCh. 418, Laws ofL. 1995 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 6, ChapterCh. 79, Laws ofL. 2001 (HB 126 - Younkin, Cindy (R) HD 28) |