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r~ Section 816.133 (b) Continued. the Kerr Mine Area, many acres were mined prior to the opening of the Marr Mine in 1974. These lands were all historically used as rangelands and have been and are in the current process of being reclaimed to their historic and most productive use. Highest and moat productive uses for lands at both the Kerr Mine Area and the Kerr Tipple Area will be to restore them to conditions capable of supporting the livestock grazing uses which were found on both sites prior to disturbance. A detailed historical land use presentation and discussion of al- ternative land uses is found in Section 779.22. Examination of those Sections indicates that the proposed restoration of the lands as rangelands will result in these lands being restored to their highest potential use. l J (c) Prior to the release of lands from the permit area in accordance with 807.12 (c) the permit area shall be restored, in a timely manner, either to conditions capable of supporting the uses they were capable of supporting before any mining or to conditions capable of supporting approved alternative land uses. Alternative land uses may be approved by the regulatory authority after consultation with the landowner ar the land-management agency having jurisdiction over the lands, if the fol- lowing criteria are met: (1) The proposed postmining land use is compatible with adjacent land use and, where applicable, with existing local, State or Federal land use policies and plans: A written statement of the views of the au- thorities with statutory responsibilities for land use policies and plans is submitted tot he regulatory authority within 60 days of notice by the regulatory authority and before surface mining activities begin. Any required approval, including any necessary zoning or other changes required for land use by local, State, or Federal land management agen- 816-171