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Legal, Financial and Compliance Information - Rule 2.03 Legal, financial and compliance information reviewed by the Division can`be~ found in Section 2 of Volume I of the permit application. Copies of the leases and warranty deed applying to the proposed operation, which are kept in a confidential file, were also reviewed. Based on that information, the Division makes the following findings. Based on the coal leases and warranty deed in the confidential file, the Division finds, pursuant to Rule 2.07.6(2)(f), that Storm King Mines, Inc. is in compliance with Rule 2.03.6(2). The coal leases and warranty deed are the documents of conveyance that expressly grant the right to extract coal. Pursuant to Rule 2.07.6(2)(9) and on the basis of evidence submitted by the applicant, the Division finds that Storm King Mines, Inc. does not own or control any operations which are currently in violation of any law, rule, or regulation of the United States, or any state law, rule, or regulation, or any provision of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act or the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act. Pursuant to Rule 2.07.b(2)(h), and on the basis of evidence submitted by the applicant, the Division finds that Storm King Mines, Inc. does not control and has not controlled mining operations with a demonstrated patter of willful violations of the Act of such nature, duration, and with such resulting irreparable damage to the environment, as to indicate an intent not to cdinply with provisions of the Act. Storm King Mines, Inc. presently has not obtained legal right of entry for all ]ands within the proposed permit area. These lands include portions of the railroad right-of-way, the haul road, pipeline right-of-ways, and the entire coal refuse disposal embankment. Most of this land is owned by the Bureau of Land Management and the rest is contained in the Riverbend Subdivision. Storm King is currently pursuing a lease from the Bureau of Land Management and has stated that the Riverbend Subdivision property will be purchased following permit issuance. At present, the Division cannot approve conducting surface coal mining in those areas. The following is necessary for approval: Requirement No. 1 PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION OF THE HAUL ROAD TO THE COAL PROCESSING WASTE EMBANKMENT, THE RAILROAD, THE SLURRY AND RECLAIM WATER PIPELINES, THE COAL PROCESSING WASTE EMBANKMENT AND ANY OTHER FACILITIES ON THE LANDS WITHIN THE PROPOSED PERMIT AREA WHICH STORM KING MINES DOES NUT OWN OR LEASE, THE APPLICANT MUST SUBMIT THE DOCUMENTS CONVEYING RIGHT-OF-ENTRY WITH A MINOR REVISION REQUEST, AND RECEIVE APPROVAL FROM THE DIVISION . With satisfactory resolution of the above stipulation, the proposed operation will he in compliance with the requirements of this section.