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~ P,atio~ra:c fur Approval Recom tdation • May 8, 2001 <br />Four States Aggregates, LLC • <br />33. Comments regarding traffic safety. <br />The Act and Rules do not specifically address traffic safety issues. <br />34. Comments regarding Nations/ Scenic Byway and/or the San Juan Skyway. <br />The Act and Rules do not specifically address scenic corridor, Skyway or Byway issues. <br />35. Comments regarding conf/ict with established nearby land uses. <br />The Act and Rules do not specifically address the adequacy of local zoning laws. The <br />application indicates that Montezuma County has issued its approval for the proposed <br />operation. <br />36. Comments regarding aesthetic values. <br />The Act and Rules do not specifically address aesthetic values. <br />37. Comments regarding economic concerns. <br />The Act and Rules do not specifically address economic concerns. <br />38. Comments regarding adverse impacts to tourism. <br />The Act and Rules do not specifically address tourism. <br />39. Land management habits byabsentee landowners. <br />The Act and Rules hold the permittee responsible for compliance with the conditions of <br />the permit and Act and Rules. DMG cannot terminate the permit and release the <br />permittee from reclamation liability until the permittee has successfully completed <br />reclamation in accordance with the conditions of the approved reclamation plan and the <br />Act and Rules. Subsequent to termination of the DMG reclamation permit and release of <br />the performance and financial warranties, the landowner is responsible for stewardship of <br />his or her lands. <br />40. Preservation of the state's natural resources. <br />C.R.S. 34-32.5-102(1) states that it is the intent of the general assembly by the <br />enactment of this article to foster and encourage the development of an economically <br />sound and stable mining and construction materials industry and to encourage the orderly <br />development of the state`s natural resources, while requiring those persons involved in <br />mining operations to reclaim land affected by such operations so that the affected land <br />may be put to a use beneficial to the people of this state... <br />12 <br />