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ID Code § 47-1401 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 47 - MINES AND MINING|Chapter 14 - MINERAL LEASES BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS AND MUNCIPALITIES|Section 47-1401 - LEASE FOR EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORIZED.

47-1401. LEASE FOR EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORIZED. The governing body of any county, city, town, village, school district or other municipal corporation or political subdivision of the state of Idaho authorized to acquire and hold real property may, upon determining that such action will be in the best interest of such county, city, town, village, school district or other municipal corporation or political subdivision of the state of Idaho, lease, or enter into a community lease with respect to, any mineral interest owned by such county, city, town, village, school district or other municipal corporation or political subdivision of the state of Idaho, for the exploration for and development and production of oil, gas or other hydrocarbons, and otherwise contract for such exploration, development and production, upon such terms as such governing body may determine and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this act.  History: [47-1401, added 1961, ch. 100, sec. 1, p. 149.]
ID Code § 47-1402 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 47 - MINES AND MINING|Chapter 14 - MINERAL LEASES BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS AND MUNCIPALITIES|Section 47-1402 - COOPERATIVE OR UNIT DEVELOPMENT.

47-1402. COOPERATIVE OR UNIT DEVELOPMENT. Any such governing body may, by such lease or contract, or by other agreement, include, or provide for the inclusion of, any such interest with other interests in any plan or agreement for cooperative or unit development or operation for oil, gas or other hydrocarbons, and modify and change any and all terms of any such lease or contract heretofore entered into or hereafter entered into under the provisions of this act, including the extension of the terms of any such lease or contract for the full period of time such cooperative or unit plan or agreement may remain in effect, as required to conform the terms of any such lease or contract to such cooperative or unit plan or agreement.  History: [47-1402, added 1961, ch. 100, sec. 2, p. 149.]
ID Code § 47-1403 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 47 - MINES AND MINING|Chapter 14 - MINERAL LEASES BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS AND MUNCIPALITIES|Section 47-1403 - RULES FOR ISSUING LEASE — TERM — ROYALTY.

47-1403. RULES FOR ISSUING LEASE — TERM — ROYALTY. Any such governing body may, in its discretion, make and establish such rules and regulations governing the issuance of such leases and contracts as are not inconsistent with provisions of this act. Any such lease or contract (1) shall be entered into pursuant to resolution duly adopted by the governing body, (2) may be for a term not exceeding ten (10) years and as long thereafter as oil, gas or other hydrocarbons shall be, or can be, produced in commercial quantities, except as such term may be extended pursuant to the provisions of section 47-1402, [Idaho Code,] and (3) shall reserve to the governing body a royalty of not less than one-eighth (1/8) of all oil, gas or other hydrocarbons produced from said lands.  History: [47-1403, added 1961, ch. 100, sec. 3, p. 149.]
ID Code § 47-1501 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 47 - MINES AND MINING|Chapter 15 - MINED LAND RECLAMATION|Section 47-1501 - PURPOSE OF CHAPTER.

47-1501. PURPOSE OF CHAPTER. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare through measures to reclaim the surface of all the lands within the state disturbed by exploration and surface and underground mining operations and measures to assure the proper closure of cyanidation facilities and thereby conserve natural resources, aid in the protection of wildlife, domestic animals, and aquatic resources, and reduce soil erosion.  History: [47-1501, added 1971, ch. 206, sec. 1, p. 898; am. 1973, ch. 180, sec. 1, p. 415; am. 2005, ch. 167, sec. 3, p. 512; am. 2019, ch. 226, sec. 2, p. 694.]
ID Code § 47-1502 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 47 - MINES AND MINING|Chapter 15 - MINED LAND RECLAMATION|Section 47-1502 - SHORT TITLE.

47-1502. SHORT TITLE. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Idaho mined land reclamation act." The reclamation provisions of this act shall not apply to mining operations regulated by the Idaho dredge and placer mining protection act, nor shall such provisions apply to any workings at an underground mine below the surface.  History: [47-1502, added 1971, ch. 206, sec. 2, p. 898; am. 2005, ch. 167, sec. 4, p. 512; am. 2019, ch. 226, sec. 3, p. 694.]
ID Code § 47-1504 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 47 - MINES AND MINING|Chapter 15 - MINED LAND RECLAMATION|Section 47-1504 - BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS — RESPONSIBILITY.

47-1504. BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS — RESPONSIBILITY. The state board of land commissioners is charged with the responsibility of administering this act in accordance with the purpose of the act and the intent of the legislature. The director of the department of lands shall, upon authorization of the board, exercise the powers and discharge the duties vested in the board by this act.  History: [47-1504, added 1971, ch. 206, sec. 4, p. 898; am. 1974, ch. 17, sec. 36, p. 308.]
ID Code § 47-1509 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 47 - MINES AND MINING|Chapter 15 - MINED LAND RECLAMATION|Section 47-1509 - PROCEDURES IN RECLAMATION.

47-1509. PROCEDURES IN RECLAMATION. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this act, every operator who conducts exploration or mining operations that disturb two (2) or more acres within the state of Idaho shall perform the following reclamation activities: (1) Ridges of overburden shall be leveled in such manner as to have a minimum width of ten (10) feet at the top. (2) Peaks of overburden shall be leveled in such a manner as to have a minimum width of fifteen (15) feet at the top. (3) Overburden piles shall be reasonably prepared to control erosion. (4) Manage water as necessary to meet the requirements authorized under chapter 1, title 39, Idaho Code. (5) Roads that are abandoned shall be cross-ditched insofar as necessary to avoid erosion gullies. (6) Exploration drill holes shall be plugged or otherwise left so as to eliminate hazards to humans or animals. (7) Abandoned affected lands shall be topped to the extent that such overburden is reasonably available from the pit, with that type of overburden conducive to the control of erosion or the growth of the vegetation that the operator elects to plant thereon. (8) The operator shall conduct revegetation activities on the mined areas, overburden piles, and abandoned roads in accordance with the provisions of this act. (9) Tailings ponds shall be reasonably prepared in such a condition that they will not constitute a hazard to human or animal life. (10) Complete all other reclamation required in the approved reclamation plan. (b) The board may request, in writing, that a given road or portion thereof not be cross-ditched or revegetated and, upon such request, the operator shall be excused from performing such activities as to such road or portion thereof. (c) Every operator who conducts exploration or mining operations that disturb less than two (2) acres within the state of Idaho shall, wherever possible, contour the lands so disturbed to approximate the previous contour of the lands. (d) The operator and board may agree, in writing, to do any act with respect to reclamation above and beyond the requirements herein set forth.  History: [47-1509, added 1971, ch. 206, sec. 9, p. 898; am. 1973, ch. 180, sec. 4, p. 415; am. 2016, ch. 22, sec. 1, p. 28; am. 2019, ch. 226, sec. 9, p. 701.]
ID Code § 47-1510 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 47 - MINES AND MINING|Chapter 15 - MINED LAND RECLAMATION|Section 47-1510 - VEGETATION PLANTING.

47-1510. VEGETATION PLANTING. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this act, an operator shall plant, on affected lands, vegetation species that can be expected to result in vegetation comparable to the vegetation that was growing on the area occupied by the affected lands prior to the exploration and mining operations. (b) No planting shall be required on any affected lands, or portions thereof, where planting would not be practicable or reasonable because the soil is composed of sand, gravel, shale, stone or other material to such an extent as to prohibit plant growth. (c) No planting shall be required to be made with respect to any of the following: (1) On any mined area or overburden pile proposed to be used in the mining operations for haulage roads, as long as such roads are not abandoned. (2) On any mined area or overburden pile where lakes are formed by rainfall or drainage runoff from the adjoining lands. (3) On any mineral stockpile. (4) On any exploration trench that will become a part of any pit or overburden disposal area. (5) On any road that the operator intends to use in his mining operations, as long as said road has not been abandoned.  History: [47-1510, added 1971, ch. 206, sec. 10, p. 898; am. 2019, ch. 226, sec. 10, p. 702.]
ID Code § 47-1511 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 47 - MINES AND MINING|Chapter 15 - MINED LAND RECLAMATION|Section 47-1511 - RECLAMATION ACTIVITIES — TIME LIMITATIONS.

47-1511. RECLAMATION ACTIVITIES — TIME LIMITATIONS. (a) All reclamation activities required to be conducted under this act shall be performed in a good and workmanlike manner, with all reasonable diligence, and as to a given exploration drill hole, road or trench, within one (1) year after abandonment thereof. (b) The reclamation activity as to a given mine panel shall be commenced within one (1) year after mining operations have permanently ceased as to such mine panel, provided, however, that in the event that during the course of mining operations on a given mine panel, the operator permanently ceases disposing of overburden on a given overburden pile, or permanently ceases removing minerals from a given pit, or permanently ceases using a given road or other affected land, then the reclamation activities to be conducted hereunder as to such pit, road, overburden pile, or other affected land shall be commenced within one (1) year after such termination, despite the fact that all operations as to the mine panel, which includes such pit, road, overburden pile, or other affected land, have not permanently ceased. It shall be presumed that the operator has permanently ceased mining operations as to a given affected land if no substantial amount of overburden has been placed on the overburden pile in question or if no minerals have been removed from the pit in question, as the case may be, for a period of three (3) years. This presumption may be rebutted by evidencing, in writing, to the board what mining operations the operator has planned on the pit, road, overburden pile, or other affected land not used within a three (3) year period. Should the board determine that the operator, in good faith, intends to continue the mining operation within a reasonable period of time, it shall, in writing, so notify the operator. Should the board determine that the operation will not be continued within a reasonable period of time, the board shall proceed as though the mining operation has been abandoned.  History: [47-1511, added 1971, ch. 206, sec. 11, p. 898; am. 2019, ch. 226, sec. 11, p. 703.]
ID Code § 47-1514 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 47 - MINES AND MINING|Chapter 15 - MINED LAND RECLAMATION|Section 47-1514 - APPEAL FROM FINAL ORDER — PROCEDURE.

47-1514. APPEAL FROM FINAL ORDER — PROCEDURE. (a) Any operator dissatisfied with any final order of the board made pursuant to this chapter may, within sixty (60) days after notice of such order, obtain judicial review thereof by appealing to the district court of the state of Idaho for the county wherein the operator resides or has a place of business, or to the district court for the county in which the cyanidation facility or the land or any portions thereof affected by the order is located. Such appeal shall be perfected by filing with the clerk of such court, in duplicate, a notice of appeal, together with a complaint against the board, in duplicate, which shall recite the prior proceedings before the board or hearing officer, and shall state the grounds upon which the petitioner claims he is entitled to relief. A copy of the summons and complaint shall be delivered to the board or such person or persons as the board may designate to receive service of process. The clerk of the court shall immediately forward a copy of the notice of appeal and complaint to the board, which shall forthwith prepare, certify and file in said court, a true copy of any decision, findings of fact, conclusions or order, together with any pleadings upon which the case was heard and submitted to the board or hearing officer, and shall, upon order of the court, provide transcripts of any record, including all exhibits and testimony of any proceedings in said matter before the board or any of its subordinates. Such suit in the district court shall be a trial de novo and shall proceed in all respects like other civil suits, including, but not limited to, the rights of appeal to the supreme court of the state of Idaho. (b) When the board finds that justice so requires, it may postpone the effective date of a final order made, pending judicial review. The reviewing court, including the court to which a case may be taken on appeal, may issue all necessary and appropriate orders to postpone the effective date of any final order pending conclusion of the review proceedings. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter concerning administrative or judicial proceedings, whenever the board determines that an operator has not complied with the provisions of this chapter, the board may file a civil action in the district court for the county wherein the violation, or some part thereof, occurs, or in the district court for the county wherein the defendant resides. The board may request the court to issue an appropriate order to remedy the violation. The right of appeal to the supreme court of the state of Idaho shall be available.  History: [47-1514, added 1971, ch. 206, sec. 14, p. 898; am. 1973, ch. 180, sec. 6, p. 415; am. 2005, ch. 167, sec. 12, p. 525.]
ID Code § 47-1515 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 47 - MINES AND MINING|Chapter 15 - MINED LAND RECLAMATION|Section 47-1515 - INFORMATION.

47-1515. INFORMATION. Any information supplied by an operator to the board, the director, or the department of lands, and designated by such operator as confidential, shall be subject to disclosure according to chapter 1, title 74, Idaho Code.  History: [47-1515, added 1971, ch. 206, sec. 15, p. 898; am. 1974, ch. 17, sec. 38, p. 308; am. 1990, ch. 213, sec. 66, p. 535; am. 2015, ch. 141, sec. 123, p. 473.]
ID Code § 47-1516 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 47 - MINES AND MINING|Chapter 15 - MINED LAND RECLAMATION|Section 47-1516 - DEPOSIT OF FORFEITURES AND DAMAGES.

47-1516. DEPOSIT OF FORFEITURES AND DAMAGES. All forfeitures and civil damages collected under the provisions of this act shall be deposited with the state treasurer in a special fund to be used by the board for mined land reclamation purposes.  History: [47-1516, added 1971, ch. 206, sec. 16, p. 898; am. 2019, ch. 226, sec. 14, p. 710.]
ID Code § 47-1517 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 47 - MINES AND MINING|Chapter 15 - MINED LAND RECLAMATION|Section 47-1517 - CONDUCT OF ACTIVITIES.

47-1517. CONDUCT OF ACTIVITIES. (a) An operator shall conduct all exploration and mining operations in accordance with all applicable statutes and regulations pertaining to water use and mining safety applicable to exploration and mining operations. (b) An operator desiring to operate a cyanidation facility within the state of Idaho shall conduct all related activities in accordance with all applicable statutes and rules related to cyanidation including, but not limited to, section 39-118A, Idaho Code.  History: [47-1517, added 1971, ch. 206, sec. 17, p. 898; am. 2005, ch. 167, sec. 13, p. 526; am. 2019, ch. 226, sec. 15, p. 710.]
ID Code § 47-1518 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 47 - MINES AND MINING|Chapter 15 - MINED LAND RECLAMATION|Section 47-1518 - EFFECTIVE DATE — APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.

47-1518. EFFECTIVE DATE — APPLICATION OF CHAPTER. (a) The reclamation provisions of this chapter shall be in full force and effect on and after May 31, 1971. A surface mine operator shall not be required to perform the reclamation activities referred to in this chapter as to any surface mining operations performed prior to May 31, 1972, and, further, shall not be required to perform such reclamation activities as to any pit or overburden pile as it exists prior to May 31, 1972. (b) The cyanidation provisions of this chapter shall be in full force and effect on and after July 1, 2005. A cyanidation facility with an existing permit approved by the department of environmental quality under section 39-118A, Idaho Code, as of July 1, 2005, shall be deemed to be in full compliance with the requirements of this chapter. If there is a material modification or a material expansion of a cyanidation facility after July 1, 2005, the provisions of this chapter shall apply to the modification or expansion. Provided however, that reclamation or closure-related activities at a facility with an existing cyanidation permit that did not actively add cyanide after January 1, 2005, shall not be considered to be material modifications or a material expansion of the facility. (c) An underground mine operator shall not be subject to this chapter for affected land disturbed by underground mine operations prior to July 1, 2019. If there is a significant change to affected land at an underground mining operation after July 1, 2019, the provisions of this chapter shall apply to the significant change. (d) The financial assurance and post-closure provisions of this chapter amended in 2019 shall be in force and effect on or after July 1, 2019. Provided that the financial assurance and post-closure provisions of this chapter amended in 2019 shall not apply to: (1) Mining operations currently permitted or authorized to commence operations prior to July 1, 2019; or (2) Any mining operation that has permanently ceased operations prior to July 1, 2019. (e) For mining operations that have submitted maps and plans to state or federal agencies as required by section 47-1506, Idaho Code, but such operations have not been approved prior to July 1, 2019, such operations shall have one (1) year after operation approval to submit plans and financial assurance required by the financial assurance and post-closure provisions of this chapter as amended in 2019. (f) The board shall promulgate temporary rules by August 1, 2019, to implement the 2019 amendments to this chapter.  History: [47-1518, added 1971, ch. 206, sec. 19, p. 898; am. 2005, ch. 167, sec. 14, p. 526; am. 2019, ch. 226, sec. 16, p. 710.]
ID Code § 47-1519 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 47 - MINES AND MINING|Chapter 15 - MINED LAND RECLAMATION|Section 47-1519 - APPLICATION OF CHAPTER TO MINERAL EXTRACTION FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAY PURPOSES.

47-1519. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER TO MINERAL EXTRACTION FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAY PURPOSES. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the bonding provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any surface mining operations conducted by a public or governmental agency for maintenance, repair, or construction of a public highway. Surface mining operations conducted by a public or governmental agency for maintenance, repair, or construction of a public highway which disturb two (2) or more acres shall comply with the provisions of section 47-1506, Idaho Code, as though all minerals were mined for the purpose of immediate or ultimate sale. Surface mining operations conducted by a public or governmental agency for maintenance, repair or construction of a public highway which disturb less than two (2) acres are exempt from the provisions of section 47-1506, Idaho Code. The extraction of minerals from within the right-of-way of a public highway by a public or governmental agency for maintenance, repair or construction of a public highway shall not be deemed surface mining operations under this chapter, provided that the affected land is an integral part of the public highway.  History: [47-1519, added 1991, ch. 299, sec. 1, p. 786.]
ID Code § 47-1601 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 47 - MINES AND MINING|Chapter 16 - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES|Section 47-1601 - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES — LAND LEASES — AUTHORIZATION.

47-1601. GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES — LAND LEASES — AUTHORIZATION. The state board of land commissioners is hereby authorized and empowered to issue geothermal resource leases for terms of up to forty-nine (49) years on any state or school lands which may contain geothermal resources, together with the right to use and occupy so much of the surface of said land as may be required for all purposes reasonably incident to the prospecting for, exploration for, drilling or other well construction for, and production of geothermal resources.  History: [47-1601, added 1972, ch. 182, sec. 1, p. 467; am. 2011, ch. 61, sec. 1, p. 136.]
ID Code § 47-1602 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 47 - MINES AND MINING|Chapter 16 - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES|Section 47-1602 - “GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES” DEFINED.

47-1602. "GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES" DEFINED. For the purposes of this chapter, "geothermal resources" shall mean the natural heat energy of the earth, the energy, in whatever form, which may be found in any position and at any depth below the surface of the earth present in, resulting from, or created by, or which may be extracted from, such natural heat, and all minerals in solution or other products obtained from the material medium of any geothermal resource. Geothermal resources are found and hereby declared to be sui generis, being neither a mineral resource nor a water resource, but they are also found and hereby declared to be closely related to and possibly affecting and affected by water resources in many instances. No right to seek, obtain, or use geothermal resources has passed or shall pass with any existing or future lease of state or school lands, including but not limited to, mineral leases and leases issued under chapter 8, title 47, Idaho Code.  History: [47-1602, added 1972, ch. 182, sec. 1, p. 467.]
ID Code § 47-1603 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 47 - MINES AND MINING|Chapter 16 - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES|Section 47-1603 - RULES AND REGULATIONS.

47-1603. RULES AND REGULATIONS. The state board of land commissioners is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt such rules and regulations governing the issuance of geothermal resource leases and governing the conduct of any operations thereunder.  History: [47-1603, added 1972, ch. 182, sec. 1, p. 467.]
ID Code § 47-1604 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 47 - MINES AND MINING|Chapter 16 - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES|Section 47-1604 - LEASED AREA.

47-1604. LEASED AREA. The surface area covered by a geothermal lease issued pursuant to this chapter shall be determined by the state board of land commissioners.  History: [47-1604, added 1972, ch. 182, sec. 1, p. 467; am. 2011, ch. 63, sec. 1, p. 138.]
ID Code § 47-1605 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 47 - MINES AND MINING|Chapter 16 - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES|Section 47-1605 - LEASES — RENTAL AND ROYALTY.

47-1605. LEASES — RENTAL AND ROYALTY. (1) Geothermal resources leases shall be issued at an annual rental of not less than twenty-five cents (25¢) per acre, payable in advance. The rental specified in geothermal leases shall be fixed in any manner by the state board of land commissioners including, but not limited to, competitive bidding, negotiation, fixed amounts or formulas. (2) Royalty shall be established by the board of land commissioners based on the market value of the geothermal resources produced from the lands under lease. The royalties specified in geothermal leases shall be fixed in any manner by the state board of land commissioners including, but not limited to, competitive bidding, negotiation, fixed amounts or formulas. Royalties shall be paid in addition to rental payments, at the discretion of the board of land commissioners.  History: [47-1605, added 1972, ch. 182, sec. 1, p. 467; am. 1985, ch. 124, sec. 1, p. 308; am. 2011, ch. 62, sec. 1, p. 137.]