Kansas Statutes
Article 6 - Surface-mining Land Conservation And Reclamation
49-623 Same; rules and regulations; fee amount determination.

49-623. Same; rules and regulations; fee amount determination. (a) The secretary, with the approval of the commission, shall adopt such rules and regulations as necessary to administer and enforce the provisions of this act.
(b) The director shall determine annually the amount necessary to carry out and enforce the provisions of this act for the next ensuing fiscal year and shall recommend to the secretary such license renewal, registration application, registration and registration renewal fees as the director determines necessary for that purpose. The director shall adopt such fees by rules and regulations.
(c) Before the director submits any such proposed rules and regulations to the director of the budget, the secretary of administration and the attorney general in accordance with the rules and regulations filing act, K.S.A. 77-415 et seq., and amendments thereto:
(1) The director shall submit such rules and regulations to the commission; and
(2) the commission shall review and make recommendations to the director and the secretary regarding such proposed rules and regulations.
(d) Fees for license renewal, registration and registration renewal shall be based on an operator's acres of affected land or the tonnage of materials extracted by the operator during the preceding license year, or a combination thereof.
(e) Political subdivisions of the state shall be exempt from all fees imposed under this act.
History: L. 1994, ch. 197, § 23; L. 2021, ch. 74, § 23; 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...