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INTRODUCTION <br />SCC will apply for release of the bond held by the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety. The first <br />step in obtaining bond release is to obtain a letter from the landowner consenting to the proposed postmine <br />reclamation and land use plan. The second step is to obtain a letter for the affected surface owner requesting that <br />identified features/structures (specifically roads) be left as permanent. These steps are in accordance with the <br />Colorado Mined Land Board Regulations for Coal Mining. <br />• Rule 2.05.5(11(bl, the postrnining land use description shall be accompanied by a copy of the comments concerning the pro <br />posed use <br />by the legal or equitable owner of record of the surface of the proposed permit area and the State and localgovernment agencies which <br />would have to initiate, implement, approve, or authorise the proposed use of the land following reclamation. <br />• Rule 4.03. U40. all haul roads shall be removed and the land affected reclaimed in accordance with the requirements of 4.03.1(7) <br />unless. <br />(i) Retention of the road is approved as part of the approved postmining land use and the road complies with all applicable <br />performance standards; and <br />(ii) The landowner requests to the Division in wntin& that the mad or certain parts thereof are to be left open for further use. <br />The landowner letters are contained in this attachment within Appendix 20-1.1, Landowner Letters. <br />PERMANENT FEATURES/STRUCTURES <br />The features and structures to be left permanent include the following <br />• Access roads <br />• Light use roads <br />• Culverts <br />• Water well <br />• Power line and substation <br />• Fenced shrub plots <br />• Sediment ponds <br />• Stock ponds <br />• Miscellaneous boundary and grazing fences <br />Rationale, justification, and documentation are provided in the following discussions to demonstrate compliance <br />with the approved reclamation and land use plan. <br />Access Roads <br />Exhibit 20-2, Post Mining Topography, shows the locations of these roads. The road profiles and cross-sections are <br />included in Tab 20 as Exhibit 20-3, Post Mine Road Profiles. <br />Road "A" <br />Rationale: This road will provide landowner access to otherwise inaccessible individual properties within and <br />adjacent to the Yoast reclamation area following final bond release. SCC will use this road prior to final bond <br />release as access for maintenance and monitoring. <br />Justification: Without this road some individual properties would be "land-locked" with no readily available access. <br />Landowner request letters are contained in Appendix 20-1.1 of this attachment. A recorded right-of-way agreement <br />between applicable landowners is contained in Tab 3, Adjudication File. <br />Documentation: The postmine land use calls for a 20 foot wide limited access road to remain inplace using the <br />approximate original haul road centerline. This road is approximately 3.05 miles in length (16,100 feet). The edges <br />MR-29 20-1.1 6/09