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• -18- • <br />Ward: Are there comments or questions? LVell, if there are no questions, <br />I think we are ready for a motion on the permit application. <br />Joe <br />Sullivan: Mr. Chairman, I would move that the permit be granted. <br />i3rown: I'll second. <br />',hard: It has been moved and seconded that the permit for South Barnes <br />be granted on the basis of the information provided. I'll open <br />again for comments or questions. Lynn? <br />Obernyer: Mr. Chairman, you were not here at the last board meeting. <br />lJard: No. <br />obernyer: There was a question raised that as far as the ability of the <br />Board to act upon this permit based upon the facts or evidence <br />or allegations that (this) operator (has/had) not only this pit <br />but other pits within the state, and there was a question of whe- <br />ther or not there was a potential problem with section 120 of your <br />statute, which says that "no permit for a new mining operation <br />shall be granted to any operator who is currently found to be in <br />violation of the provisions of this article with respect to any <br />operation in the state," and I would respectfully call the Board's <br />attention to the interpretation that my office gave to the Board <br />of the particular provision of the statute in our July 26'.letter <br />to you as chairman of the Board regarding the Energy Fuels situ- <br />ation. (At) that time we stated, and we would reiterate our <br />statement(s), that no permits in any form may be granted if past <br />