Kansas Statutes
Article 6 - Surface-mining Land Conservation And Reclamation
49-605 Same; license required; application and fees; duration of license; validity, when.

49-605. Same; license required; application and fees; duration of license; validity, when. (a) No person shall engage in surface mining or operation of an underground mine or mines, as defined by this act, without first obtaining a license from the director.
(b) Licenses shall be issued upon application submitted on a form provided by the director and shall be accompanied by a fee of $300. Each applicant shall be required to furnish on the form information necessary to identify the applicant. Licenses shall expire one year from the date of issuance and shall be renewed by the director upon application submitted within 30 days prior to the expiration date and accompanied by the renewal fee established by the director under K.S.A. 49-623, and amendments thereto.
(c) A license to mine is only valid when approved by the director and acknowledged by a certificate that has been signed by the director and lists the operator and the assigned license number.
History: L. 1994, ch. 197, § 5; L. 2021, ch. 74, § 16; May 6.

Structure Kansas Statutes

Kansas Statutes

Chapter 49 - Mines And Mining

Article 6 - Surface-mining Land Conservation And Reclamation

49-601 Surface-mining land conservation and reclamation; citation of act.

49-602 Same; policy statement.

49-603 Surface-mining land conservation and reclamation; definitions.

49-604 Same; application of act.

49-605 Same; license required; application and fees; duration of license; validity, when.

49-606 Same; denial, suspension or revocation of license; proceedings.

49-607 Same; registration of mining site, when; application, contents; fees; signing of site; unlawful acts.

49-608 Same; bond or security to accompany registration application; registration of site and authority to operate mine.

49-609 Same; amendment or cancellation of registration, applications; procedures and requirements.

49-610 Same; transfer of site control responsibility; application.

49-611 Same; conduct and activities required after completion of mining operations; release of bond or security.

49-612 Same; periodic reports, contents; report after completion of mining operation.

49-613 Same; reclamation of affected lands, when; extensions; inspections; approval; release of bond or security.

49-614 Same; extension of time for reclamation of affected lands.

49-615 Same; bonds or other security; requirements; exceptions.

49-616 Same; single bond for multiple sites.

49-617 Same; cancellation of bonds by surety prohibited; substitute bond required, when.

49-618 Same; inspections by director of sites; notice of violations; corrective measures.

49-619 Same; violation hearings, conduct; bond forfeiture proceedings; duties of attorney general.

49-620 Same; bond forfeiture proceedings; satisfaction of operator obligation to reclaim affected lands; use of proceeds to reclaim affected lands.

49-621 Same; civil penalties; amount; procedures.

49-622 Same; land reclamation fund established; deposits and expenditures.

49-623 Same; rules and regulations; fee amount determination.

49-624 Same; legal services.

49-625 Natural resource development districts; application for creation, modification or dissolution; procedure; information required, notice to persons seeking to develop or make improvements in district; resolution of city or county approving or di...