(1) The approval of a notice of intention shall not relieve the operator from responsibility to comply with all other applicable statutes, rules, regulations, and ordinances, including but not limited to, those applying to safety, air and water pollution, and public liability and property damage.
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Terms Used In Utah Code 40-8-17

  • Applicant: means a person who has filed a notice of intent to commence mining operations, or who has applied to the board for a review of a notice or order. See Utah Code 40-8-4
  • Board: means the Board of Oil, Gas, and Mining. See Utah Code 40-8-4
  • Division: means the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining. See Utah Code 40-8-4
  • Land: includes :
         (18)(a) land;
         (18)(b) a tenement;
         (18)(c) a hereditament;
         (18)(d) a water right;
         (18)(e) a possessory right; and
         (18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Notice: means :
         (20)(a) notice of intention, as defined in this chapter; or
         (20)(b) written information given to an operator by the division describing compliance conditions at a mining operation. See Utah Code 40-8-4
  • Notice of intention: means a notice to commence mining operations, including revisions to the notice. See Utah Code 40-8-4
  • Operator: means a natural person, corporation, association, partnership, receiver, trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, fiduciary, agent, or other organization or representative, either public or private, owning, controlling, or managing a mining operation or proposed mining operation. See Utah Code 40-8-4
  • Permit: means a permit order. See Utah Code 40-8-4
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) As a condition of consideration and approval of a notice of intention, each applicant or operator under a notice of intention shall permit members of the board, the division, or other state agency having lawful interest in the administration of this act, to have the right, at all reasonable times, to enter the affected land and all related properties included in the notice of intention, whether or not approved, to make inspections for the purposes of this act.

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