Iowa § 207.12 Revision of permits

Iowa Statutes

§ 207.12 — Revision of permits

Iowa § 207.12

Title VAGRICULTURE

Ch. 207COAL MINING

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Iowa Code § 207.12 (2026).

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a.An operator may apply for a revision or cancellation of a permit. The application shall be submitted by the operator on a form provided by the division, and shall contain information as required by the division.

b.The division shall establish rules for determining the scale or extent of a revision request to which all permit application information requirements and procedures including notice and hearings, shall apply. Revisions which propose significant alterations in the reclamation plan shall be subject to notice and hearing requirements.

2.An application for a revision of a permit shall not be approved unless the division finds that reclamation as required by this chapter can be accomplished under the revised reclamation plan.

3.Extensionstotheareacoveredbythepermitexceptincid

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1. a. An operator may apply for a revision or cancellation of a permit. The application
shall be submitted by the operator on a form provided by the division, and shall contain
information as required by the division.
b. The division shall establish rules for determining the scale or extent of a revision
request to which all permit application information requirements and procedures including
notice and hearings, shall apply. Revisions which propose significant alterations in the
reclamation plan shall be subject to notice and hearing requirements.
2. An application for a revision of a permit shall not be approved unless the division
finds that reclamation as required by this chapter can be accomplished under the revised
reclamation plan.
3. Extensionstotheareacoveredbythepermitexceptincidentalboundaryrevisionsmust
be made subject to the requirements for an application for new permit.
4. If the application is to cancel the permit as it pertains to any or all of the unmined
part of a site, the division shall, after ascertaining that overburden has not been disturbed or
deposited on the land, order release of the bond or the security posted on that portion of the
land being removed from the permit and cancel or amend the operator’s permit to conduct
mining on the site. Land where overburden has been disturbed or deposited shall not be
removed from a permit or released from bond or security under this section.
5. A transfer, assignment, or sale of the rights granted under a permit shall not be made
without the written approval of the division.
6. Fees for revision or cancellation shall be determined by the division but shall not
exceed the cost of administering revisions or cancellations of permits as authorized under
this section.
7. The division shall review outstanding permits within a time limit prescribed by rule and
may require reasonable revision or modification of the permit provisions during the term of
the permit. However, the revision or modification shall be based upon a written finding and
subject to notice and hearing requirements established by the division.