_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1981017 ‎(211)‎

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• Doc Name: Bid Documents ‎(IMP)‎ 2006 Correspondence
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STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION,MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St.,Room 215 C O L O R A D O
Denver,Colorado 80203 D I V I S I O N O F
Phone:[phone] RECLAMATION
MINING
FAX:[phone]
SAT ETY
BIII Owens
Governor
April 20,2006 sell George
Executive Director
Mr.John Morris Ronald W.Cattany
Cho Acacia LLC Division Director
2500 East Kearney Street Natural Resource Trustee
Springfield,Mo. 65898
Re: Coal Basin Mine Reclamation
Dear Mr.Morris:
The Colorado Division of Reclamation,Mining and Safety("Division")is responsible for
permitting and regulating coal mining in the State of Colorado. See C.R.S. § 34-33-101,
et seq. As you are probably aware,the Coal Basin Mine was a permitted coal muting
operation, Because the State revoked the Coal Basin Mine operating permit,the Division
accomplished site reclamation in lieu of the operator doing so.
The property Acacia LLC ("Acacia")owns is located in the Coal Basin mining permit
boundary, and was reclaimed by the State. The reclamation activities performed on the
property now owned by Acacia were conducted pursuant to regulatory requirements and
encompassed by an agreement executed by the property owner of record at that time,
MidCon Realty LLC and the State. This agreement was recorded at the Pitkin County
Clerk and Recorder's office in March,2002. The Division completed the reclamation
work a number of years ago. As a result,we have met our reclamation obligations at the
private property in Coal Basin.
Due to coal mining's statutory and regulatory structure,the State continues to maintain a
level of regulatory authority at the property now owned by Acacia. For example, the
State must continue to conduct certain inspections at the site. It has comes to our
attention that Acacia has done earth work on the property reclaimed by the State,thereby
changing the land forms created by the State's reclamation. Given this and the fact that
the State completed reclamation a number of years ago,we believe it is in the best
interest of the State and of Acacia for the State to terminate its authority at the private
property in Coal Basin at this time. Termination of this authority will allow the State to
expend its resources elsewhere, and will ensure that the Acacia activities in Coal Basin
continue without any involvement by this agency.
We will soon begin the process of terminating our regulatory authority at the Acacia
property. In order to move forward with this termination of authority, we request that
Office of
Office of Active and Inactive Mines
Mined Land Reclamation