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Memo to PCPC <br /> Re: SUP No. 1999-002 <br /> June 9, 1999 <br /> Page 7 <br /> location of these deposits are determined by a variety of <br /> very complex geological conditions. <br /> D2-1. Overview <br /> House Bill 1529 (1973) established the policies which most of the local <br /> Mineral Resource Plans in the State of Colorado follow. The law declares <br /> that the State's commercially extractable mineral deposits are essential to <br /> the State's economy and as such these deposits should be extracted <br /> according to a rational plan. House Bill 1529 was followed by House Bill <br /> 1041 (1974) and served to reiterate the importance of the State's mineral <br /> deposits by designating extractable deposits as "areas of State and Local <br /> Interest." <br /> Pueblo County responded to the State enabling legislation with <br /> corresponding County Resolutions. Resolution No. 100 (1975) adopted a <br /> Mineral Extraction Master Plan for the purpose of preserving commercially <br /> extractable sand and gravel deposits within the County of Pueblo. <br /> Resolutions 229, 230, 231, and 232 (1976) establish a permit procedure <br /> designed to regulate development in both Natural Hazard and Mineral <br /> Resource Areas (1041 Permit process). <br /> In the case of a conflict between the exploration and extraction of a <br /> mineral and another potential development which would preclude future <br /> mineral exploration and extraction, the local government having <br /> jurisdiction must determine whether the value of the minerals present is <br /> greater than the requested use. If the value of the mineral resources is <br /> not greater than the requested use, the requested use should be given <br /> preference if the proposed development is in accordance with the local <br /> land use policy. Uses which will not interfere with the extraction and <br /> exploration of minerals need not follow this procedure and are <br /> encouraged. <br /> Potentially commercially extracted mineral deposits within Pueblo County <br /> have been identified by the Colorado Geological and the U.S. Geological <br /> Surveys. The Official Mineral Extraction Plan is a composite map <br /> indicating only commercially extractable sand and gravel deposits as <br /> identified by the Colorado Geological Survey which occur in flood hazard <br /> areas. IMGRID Mineral Resource Areas maps designating potential <br />