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~ III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ~ <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION CIF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Depanmcni o` Natural RcsourCes <br />1313 Sherman 51., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: 1303) f166-1567 <br />FA%:17071832-8106 <br />September 15, 1995 <br />RE: GL)VERNML+NTAL SOBDIVISION PAYMENT <br />OE' APPLICATION AND ANNIIAL FEES <br />Dear Cotmty Commissioners: <br />I~~ <br />DEPAF.TME1vI' Ol <br />NATURAI <br />RESOURCE <br />Roy Roma <br />Grvcrnn. <br />Iamc. S LochhcaJ <br />E n•cuuve Duector <br />M~ihael 8. lung <br />Division Dbecmr <br />Colorado Counties, Incorporated asked the Attorney General's Office (AGO) to provide <br />an info~alal opinion as to whether the Office and Board were correct in requiring <br />subdivisions of state government to pay application and annual fees. Enclosed is <br />the informal opinion from the AGO. <br />In summary, the informal opinion states that subdivisions of state government <br />(counties) are not exempt from Baying application or annual fees. The only fee <br />exemption for which a subdivision of state government qualifies is the Special <br />Operation 111 permit application fee of $625. <br />fiffective July 1, 1995, all existing sand and gravel operations fall under the new <br />Construction Materials statute, SB 156. The statute requires the Office to issue <br />a reason. to believe letter for non-payment of annual fees. Also, the Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board, at its August 1995 Meeting, instructed the Office to proceed with <br />permit revocation and/or performance warranty forfeiture against any construction <br />material operator that is 60 days past due in paying an annual fee. <br />According to the AGO's opinion, subdivisions of state government aze required to pay <br />annual i:ees. Also, your operation(s) falls under the provisions of SB 156. <br />Therefore, you have been issued a reason to believe letter or letters for the <br />October 1995 Board Meeting for your permitted operation(s) with past due annual <br />fee(s). <br />Please review the enclosed Reason to Believe Letter(s). If we have issued a Reason <br />to Believe Letter for a site and you believe the annual fees are current, please let <br />us know as soon as possible. We would like to resolve the matter prior to the <br />October :Board Meeting. <br />We encourage you to pay your past due annual fees by October 13, 1995. If payment <br />ie made by that date, we will withdraw the pending Board action. <br />S\incere~ly, <br />SL '~--~ ~ <br />H. BILCe Humphries <br />Minerals Program Supervisor' <br />cc: Mirhael Long <br />M~b~tC®u,en.lbh <br />