_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1981017 (315)

Home Browse Search

` Mid-Continent has several federal leases for mining coal in the Coal Basin watershed. Federal Leases, C-09004, C-09005, and C-0125457 have roads and/or mine workings located on them. Lease C-09004 Pertinent clauses protecting the integrity of National Forest lands: STIPULATION FOR LANDS UNDER JURISDICTION OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (Form 3109-3) This stipulation states "The lands embraced in this lease or permit being under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the lessee or permittee here-by agrees:" Stipulation # 3 - "In the location, design, construction, and maintenance of all authorized works, buildings, plants, waterways, road, telegraph or telephone lines, pipelines, reservoirs, tanks, pumping station, or other variances or clearance, the lessee or permittee will do all things reasonably necessary to prevent or reduce to the fullest extent scarring and erosion of lands, pollution of the water resources and any damage to the watershed. Where construction, operation, or maintenance of any of the facilities on or connected with this lease or permit causes damage to a watershed or pollution of the water resources, the lessee or permittee agrees to repair such damage and take such corrective measures to prevent further pollution or damage to the watershed as are deemed necessary by the authorized representative of the Secretary of Agriculture." The authorized representative being the District Ranger, Sopris Ranger District. Leases C-09005 and C-0125457 Pertinent clauses protecting the integrity of National Forest lands: Sec.7. DAMAGES TO PROPERTY AND CONDUCT OF OPERATIONS - "Leasee shall comply at its own expense with all reasonable orders of the Secretary, respecting diligent operations, prevention of waste, and PROTECTION OF OTHER RESOURCES (our emphasis) . . ." In addition, "Leasee shall carry on all operations in accordance with approved methods and practices as provided in the operating regulations, having due regard for the prevention of injury to life, health, or property, and prevention of waste, damage or degradation to any land, air, WATER (our emphasis) , cultural, BIOLOGICAL (our emphasis) , visual and other resources including mineral deposits . . .", "Leasee shall take measures deemed necessary by lessor to accomplish the intent of this lease term. Such measures may include, but are not limited to , modification to proposed siting or design of facilities, timing of operations, and specification of interim and final reclamation procedures. . .", "Leasee shall condition such uses to prevent unnecessary or unreasonable interference with rights of leasee as may be consistent with concepts of multiple use and multiple mineral development."