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<br />DEFINTI'IONS
<br />"Affected Land" means the surface of an area within the state where a mining operation is being or will be
<br />conducted, which surface is disturbed as a result of such operation. Affected lands include but shall not
<br />be limited to riva±e wa.•s, roads, except those roads excluded pursuant to flais Subsection 1.1(3), and
<br />._oad lin°: appu::::ras to any such area; land e:,cacations; exploration silos; drill sites or workings;
<br />refuse banks ~r spo~ piles; evaporation or settlire ponds; work, pazking, siorage or waste discharge
<br />areas; and a; ;as in v::-l:ch struchues, facilities, equipment, machines, tools or other materials or property
<br />which result from or are used in such operations are situated. All lands shall be excluded that would be
<br />otherwise included as land affected but which have been rec]aimed in accordance with an approved plan
<br />or otherwise, as may be approved by the Boazd. Affected land shall not include off-site roads which
<br />existed prior to the date an vv~ch nofice was given or permit application was made to the office and
<br />which were constructed for purposes unrelated to the proposed mining operation and which will not be
<br />substantially upgraded to support the mining operation.
<br />"A riev~_" mear_~ suffering ac^sal loss or injury, or being exposed to potential lcss or injury, to legitimate
<br />interests. Sr:ch interests include, but aze not limited to, business, economic, aesthetic, governmental,
<br />recreational, or conservational interests.
<br />"Amendment" mears a changesn the permit or an application which increases the acreage of the affected land,
<br />or which has a significant effect upon the approved or proposed Reclamation Plan.
<br />"Applicant" means any person who applies to the Office for a mining permit.
<br />"Authorized Aeent" means any corporate officer, corporate attorney, individual person, or persons so designated
<br />inthe permit application.
<br />"Filed" means an application submitted to the Office and determined to contain the permit application
<br />information required by Subsections 1.4.1, 1.6.2(1)(a)(i) and (b), 1.6.2(1)(g), and Subsection:
<br />• 1.4.2(2) fora 110 Limited Impact operation application; or
<br />• 1.4.3(1) fora 110(6) Limited Impact Composite operation application; or
<br />• 1.4.4(2) fora 111 Special Operation application; or
<br />• 1.4.5(2) fora 112 Reclamation Permit Operation application.
<br />A determination by the Office that an application submitted to the Office contains the referenced
<br />application materials shall trigger the decision making periods provided under Sections 34-32.5-110(4),
<br />111(5), or 34-32.5-115(1) and 115(2), C.R.S., as appropriate. A determination that an application is filed
<br />does not constitute a determination that the application adequately meets statutory and. regulatory
<br />requirements.
<br />"Landowner" means any individual person or persons, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or any
<br />deparhnent, division, or agency of federal, state, county, or municipal government which owns or
<br />controls the surface rights to any land azea under consideration for the extraction or exploration for
<br />construction materials. These surface rights are separate from mineral rights which may or may not be
<br />owned and controlled by the same entity.
<br />"Life of the Mine" means and includes, but is not limited to, those periods of time from when a permit is
<br />initially issued, that an Operator engages in or plans to continue extraction of construction materials,
<br />complies with the Act and these Rules, and as long as construction material reserves remain in the
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