Table of Contents TITLE 82. MINERALS, OIL, AND GAS CHAPTER 4. RECLAMATION Part 2. Coal and Uranium Mine Reclamation

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82-4-201 — Short title 1 82-4-202 — Intent -- policy -- findi... 2 82-4-203 — Definitions 82-4-204 — Board rules 82-4-205 — Administration by departm... 1 82-4-206 — Procedure for contested c... 1 82-4-221 — Mining permit required 1 82-4-222 — Permit application -- app... 82-4-223 — Surety bond 82-4-225 — Application for increase... 82-4-226 — Prospecting permit 1 82-4-227 — Refusal of permit 82-4-228 — Designation of land unsui... 1 82-4-231 — Submission of and action... 82-4-232 — Area mining required -- b... 82-4-233 — Planting of vegetation fo... 82-4-234 — Commencement of reclamati... 82-4-235 — Determination of successf... 82-4-236 — Vegetation as property of... 82-4-237 — Operator to file annual r... 82-4-238 — Successor operator 82-4-239 — Reclamation 82-4-240 — Reclamation of lands afte... 82-4-241 — Receipts paid into genera... 82-4-242 — Funds received by departm... 82-4-243 — Subsidence 82-4-244 — Coal and uranium mine per... 82-4-250 — Operating permit revocati... 1 82-4-251 — Noncompliance -- suspensi... 82-4-252 — Mandamus 82-4-253 — Suit for damage to water... 82-4-254 — Violation -- penalty -- w...

Mont. Code Ann. § 82-4-206

(2007)

Procedure for contested case hearings

(1) An applicant, permittee, or person with an interest that is or may be adversely affected may request a hearing before the board on any of the following decisions of the department by submitting a written request stating the reason for the request within 30 days after the department's decision:

(a) approval or denial of an application for a permit pursuant to 82-4-231;

(b) approval or denial of an application for a prospecting permit pursuant to 82-4-226;

(d) approval or denial of an application to renew or revise a permit pursuant to 82-4-221; or

(e) approval or denial of an application to transfer a permit pursuant to 82-4-238 or 82-4-250.

(2) The contested case provisions of the Montana Administrative Procedure Act, Title 2, chapter 4, part 6, apply to a hearing before the board under subsection (1).

Opinions construing this section

1 opinion

2023 MT 224 Nov 22, 2023 Reversed

MEIC v. Westmoreland Rosebud Mining

Majority by Mike McGrath · 7 to 0

an applicant, permittee, or person with an interest in a decision to grant a permit to request a hearing before the Board within 30 days of DEQ’s decision. Section 82-4-206(1), MCA. The parties agree the statute requires Westmoreland to bear the burden 10 of proving no “material damage” in order to succeed in applying for the AM4

Official Annotations archive.org, 2007 edition

History:

EnactedEn. SectionSec. 24, ChapterCh. 325, Laws ofL. 1973

Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1947, 50-1057

AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 9, ChapterCh. 79, Laws ofL. 2001 (HB 126 - Younkin, Cindy (R) HD 28)

AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 1, ChapterCh. 127, Laws ofL. 2005 (HB 370 - Gallik, Dave (D) HD 79)

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