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<br />RESOLUTION OI•' Tfl}i BOA RI) Ol' COUC}T`!
<br />COMMISSIONE[;S GP PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO
<br />REGARDING SNOWMT.~S COAh REVISED SPECIAL RP;VIEW
<br />US£ PERt9IT
<br />Resolution No.
<br />WHEREAS, the Pitkin County Board of CommissioneYs (hereafter
<br />,t as "the Board") is delirious of integrating its mine permitting and
<br />,lating procedures with those administered by the Federal Office of
<br />ace Mining and the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board; and
<br />WHEREAS, those agencies have established performance standards for
<br />quality, water quality, solid waste disposal, site drainage, re-
<br />:mation, revegetation, and other aspects of envirorrmer+tal impact which
<br />~,erally meet or exceed standards established by previous County permits;
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<br />WHEREAS, the Office of Surface !`lining is presently administering a
<br />ogram of mining impact regulation which will be superceded by a similiar
<br />fined Land Reclamation Board program upon final a7proval of that program;
<br />nd
<br />WHEREAS, the O.S.M. and the M.L.R.B. have given Pitkin County
<br />assurances that they will fully cooperate with the County in developing
<br />+nd implementing joint regulation ac,d inspection procedures; and
<br />WHEREAS, Snowmass Coal has submitted an amended permit application
<br />in accordance with the standards oY t;te O.S.fd. and td,L.R.B. programs,
<br />TH~REFORE, LET IT BE RESO].VED that the Board of County Commissioners
<br />hereby uppro~~es the Srowmass Coal special review application under the
<br />revised terms given hereunder, as required by Article 3 of the Pitkin
<br />County Land Use Code:
<br />1. Strict Compliance - Sno4nnass shall not engage in any aspect of
<br />any uevelupmcut except i.n strict compliance with all conditions
<br />hereof, all of which are imposed pursuant to the abcve referenced
<br />authority, or to other delegated authority, including, e.g. H. B.
<br />1091,
<br />2. Permits - Snowman::. Coal. agrcc•s to obtain all necessary pormi.t: and
<br />approvals trc+~n rill. fedeca] , state and loci] agencies prior to the
<br />cor.,me•+cement c;f I!,e :+ct.ivity of operation which is tY:e subject of
<br />such per~nit ur r,pprcvol.. rinot~mt<+ss furt!tcr a+lr..'+_es to comply with
<br />and ahi.d~•hy c+l] teder.:,l, ~.P..++_~, and local. ia4.~s, reqululions, orders,
<br />ocrmits any] approval in c+vxlucl of: i'c opct:ationc and activiti.~~s
<br />on the Lands. Sno4;u:asp. is required si~eciiicall~'to cumpl.y with all
<br />co:+diti~ns of pcrmitr, rcquircu by the Gar:fit:ld County Commissiontors
<br />anr] t:,c~ ~it.y of: C~+r(u,ndril+ ~tr,cl•;Anas.^, may, of c..urse, contest in good
<br />fai Clr ,,ny sue.`' ]tn; c'., r~•~lul,+t iur,s, or'd ~•rt:, or the llkn. S11f,47i11:+15
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