2016-03-17_PERMIT FILE - C1996083 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: C1996083
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 3/17/2016
• Section_Exhibit Name: Volume IIIA Exhibit 13 Other Permits
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE HIGHWAY ACCESS PERMIT #315161 December 22, 2015
Located in Pitkin County on Hwy 131 B 13.223 Left
For Bowie Acquisition Group, LLC
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. This permitted access is only for the use and purpose stated in the Application and Permit.
This Permit is issued in accordance with the State Highway Access Code (2 CCR 601-1), and
is based in part upon the information submitted by the Permittee. Any subsequent relocation,
reconstruction, or modifications to the access or changes in the traffic volume or traffic nature
using the access shall be requested for by means of a new application. Any changes causing
non-compliance with the Access Code may render this permit void, requiring a new permit.
2. This permit replaces permit any and all additional access permits that may be in existence for
this access.
3. The traffic volume shall be 66 DHV. This is for coal operation.
4. The Permittee shall place a 2" overlay for the access approach as indicated in Exhibit A and
Huddleston -Berry (HBET) Report dated December 11, 2015. The overlay shall be completed
by September 30, 2016.
5. The Permittee shall maintain this section of roadway as outline in Exhibit A for the life of the
mine operation.
6. The Permittee shall provide a restoration plan to the Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining
and Safety for the reclamation cost to perform a 3" overlay when the mine becomes inactive.
This 3" overlay shall be done within 6 months of the mine closing. The restoration plan shall
be part of the Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety Permit #C1996083
7. The Permittee shall provide a quarterly report showing the actual pavement condition by a
Colorado Registered Engineer on the asphalt condition of the highway. The report shall be
mailed to:
Colorado Department of Transportation
Region 3 Access Manager
222 South 6th Street, Room 100
Grand Junction, CO 81501
8. Based upon the HBET report and the exiting pavement conditions, the Permittee shall do
additional 2" overlays at the discretion of the Department for the life of the mining operation.
9. This access shall be constructed 24 feet wide with, at minimum, a 50' turning radii to
accommodate the minimum turning radius of the largest vehicle, or 35 foot, whichever is
greater.
10. The horizontal axis of the access to the State Highway shall be constructed perpendicular to
the centerline of the highway and extend a minimum distance of 40 feet, or to the property line,
from the edge of roadway, whichever is greater. (An angle between 90 and 60 degrees may be
acceptable only if significant physical constraints require a skew angle less than 90 degrees
and is approved by the issuing authority based on site specific conditions.) This design shall
be in conformance with section 4 of the State Highway Access Code, 2CCR 601-1.
11. Side slopes shall be at a 4:1 slope on the roadway. The roadway shall slope away from the
highway at a -2% grade for the first 20 feet of driveway. This design shall be in conformance
with section 4 of the State Highway Access Code, 2CCR 601-1.
12. The access shall be surfaced in accordance with Section 4.7 of the Access Code immediately
upon completion of earthwork construction and prior to use. This access shall be hard
surfaced in accordance with Section 4.7 of the Access Code a minimum distance of 50 feet