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<br /> STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Depanmenl of f`awral Resources <br />1313 Sherman Si., Room 21 5 +ak <br /> <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 I <br />~ <br />` <br />Phone 1703) 8661567 III <br />FAX: U03) 832-6106 <br /> DEPARTMENT OF <br /> NATURAL <br />September 15, 1995 RESOURCES <br /> Roy Romer <br />Kiowa County Commissioners Governor <br />Box 591 <br />lames 5. Lochhea8 <br />Eads, CO 81036 Execwive Direcwr <br /> Michael B Long <br />RE: GOVERNMENTAL SDBDIVISION PAYMENT Drvislnn Dheuor <br />OF APPLICATION AND ANNIIAL FEES <br />Dear County Commissioners: <br />Colorado Counti@s, Incorporated asked the Attorney General's Office (AGO) to provide <br />an informal opinion as to whether the Office and Board were correct in requiring <br />subdivisions of state government to pay application and annual fees. Enclosed is <br />the inforal opinion from the AGO. <br />In summary, the informal opinion states that subdivisions of state government <br />(counties) are not exempt from paying application or annual fees. The only fee <br />exemption for which a subdivision of state government qualifies is the Special <br />Operation 111 permit application fee of $625. <br />Effective July 1, 1995, all existing sand and gravel operations fall under the new <br />Construction Materials statute, SB 156. The statute requires the Office to issue <br />a reason to believe letter for non-payment of annual fees, Also, the Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board, at its August 1995 Meeting, instructed the Office to proceed with <br />permit revocation and/or performance warranty forfeiture against any construction <br />material operator that is 60 days past due in paying an annual fee. <br />According to the AGO's opinion, subdivisions of state government are required to pay <br />annual fees. Also, your operation(s) falls under the provisions of SB 156. <br />Therefore, you have been issued a reason to believe letter or letters for the <br />October 1995 Board Meeting for your permitted operation(s) with past due annual <br />fee(s). <br />Please review the enclosed Reason to Believe Letter(s). If we have issued a Reason <br />to Believe Letter for a site and you believe the annual fees are current, please let <br />us know as soon as possible. We would like to resolve the matter prior to the <br />October Board Meeting. <br />We encourage you to pay your past due annual fees by October 13, 1995. If payment <br />is made by that date, we will withdraw the pending Board action- <br />Sincerely, <br />H. Bruce fiumphries <br />Minerals I~rogram Supervisor <br />cc: Mi ckLael Long <br />M:m~cu,.m„r,rn.wn <br />