208.16 - TRANSFER TO NEW OPERATOR.
208.16 TRANSFER TO NEW OPERATOR.
1. If control of a mine site registered pursuant to section 208.9
is acquired by an operator other than the operator holding
authorization to conduct mining on the site, the new operator shall
within thirty days apply for registration of the site. The
application shall be made and processed as provided under sections
208.9 and 208.14. The former operator's bond or security shall not
be released until the new operator's bond or security has been
accepted by the division.
2. The division may establish procedures for transferring the
responsibility for reclamation of a mine site to a state agency or
political subdivision, or to a private entity, which intends to use
the site for other purposes. The division, with agreement from the
receiving agency or subdivision, or from a private entity, to
complete adequate reclamation, may approve the transfer of
responsibility, release the bond or security, and terminate or amend
the operator's authorization to conduct mining on the site. Section History: Early Form
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 83A.16] Section History: Recent Form
C93, § 208.16
96 Acts, ch 1043, §9; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §228
Referred to in § 208.17