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<br />Charles E. Berry
<br />A~ai,[an[ Count) .lttorn^y
<br />Judlcin.l itulldLtg
<br />Colorado Sprite::, Colorado
<br />Uctol:er 1F, 1')7J
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<br />The •;incd Land P:ecJ.mm~tion Itivisinn has rcr.eived your latter of
<br />Sept^niucr 23, lcl7lt, regarding county gravel pits, and your ull.lingnc~s
<br />!v cv~i;~1y t~1Lt np,ulattous of the DLvlcion. 1 nag~+t po$tt out that
<br />lrrc:pccti.va of the rr.gul.atLuns and S.J.^. No, 3, tha Colorado ;tined
<br />i.und fleciamation Act itipoar•., anon all of^rat]ons of limited impact
<br />opcratlous sacs as those of [he County the uh'ligatloa to obtain e
<br />{~crmlt Eton [Itc lilui<~1 I. anal :teclmm~t].u~t Iivard. C.R.S. 1973 3~i-32-110.
<br />liy deClnitiott of tlte. term'v{:crator", C:.i:.5. 1973, 3+i-32-10(10), the
<br />ai,ovc rr:f.crr•nced ^ec[iun nppllea npr.ciflrnll.y to cmntties. Tu 6e};in
<br />alto, t;crr~•fnrr, 1C iu d1.CC1cu1C to un,I:•t~,;t:±itd c.•ity th; County is ao
<br />rcc::! cJ.Cr::'tt In app lylut, for a I+ermlt.l:n ot,rrata their gIavul pica,
<br />h: n•i ~, {; r-prcar;,;d l.u your letter of Sei~[c~mber :7, 1978, a vi l.linynens
<br />"to comply with [.te 197G Act and obtnlu any pern,ito required by it."
<br />Sicaply curq,l} lug with t~tc Act :+ould tc,lulrc. Cunt the County obtain a
<br />;•ermi[.
<br />furthermore, ns you cnn see iron the attnr_hed copy of 3.J.1:. tio. 3,
<br />uoti:in~ which the Cmtera]. Aasumhly did by that F,csolution even purports
<br />Cu ailece [nu obligation of counties to obtain o perocit for their mining
<br />upurntlona - whe[uvr titaL vLlJ.gnlion iro based uyon the Cu1ee mid regula-
<br />tlens, or upon thv Act. The C^uctnl Assembly did not, ata eugaested by
<br />}•uuc 1eCtcr of Sc;,tember 24, 1478, dlsapptove of "nearlj++ all" of tha
<br />Goard's rules and regulations, sad, indeed, its ?evolution diaapprovad
<br />cut:cparativcly few of the rulas. Curthnrmore, the Buatd did not vltolly
<br />lgnorn the et:prcasirnt made by iha Cnnernl Assembly by its Resolution,
<br />and ,tnZ nlncc amended most of [hose rul.rn ,.rhlch were identified by clot!
<br />]lesulu[ioit. A current copy of our rules ie enclosed.
<br />finally, I helievc that the Board acrd t;t~ scoff Itae Leen more that Fair
<br />wit:t E1 Paso County in dolaying action against the County for fnllura
<br />tv comply with the, Ac[ which we ere cltnr~nd by lau to enforce, Aa itam
<br />will be placed on the Board's next nQ^.nda to mots a violatlou of the
<br />Act by the County, and the lliviaivn w.lll request rite hoard to 1.aeue
<br />s cease and desist order to [he rmntty. Should th^ County uish to avoid
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