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MO Rev Stat § 444.700 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 444 - Rights and Duties of Miners and Mine Owners|Section 444.700 - Judicial review, when — additional evidence authorized.

Effective - 28 Aug 1971   444.700. Judicial review, when — additional evidence authorized. — 1. All final decisions or orders of the commission shall be subject to judicial review as provided in chapter 536. No judicial review shall be available, however, until all administrative remedies are exhausted.  2. In any suit filed pursuant to section 536.050 concerning the validity of the commission's rules and regulations, the court shall review the record made before the commission to determine the validity and reasonableness of such rules and regulations and may hear such additional evidence as it deems necessary. ­­-------- (L. 1971 S.B. 1 § 23)
MO Rev Stat § 444.710 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 444 - Rights and Duties of Miners and Mine Owners|Section 444.710 - Injunction and forfeiture of bond, when — attorney general to act.

Effective - 28 Aug 1971   444.710. Injunction and forfeiture of bond, when — attorney general to act. — In the event the commission determines that any provisions of sections 444.500 to 444.755, rules and regulations promulgated hereunder, permits issued, conditions of the bond, or any final order or determination made by the commission or the director is being violated, the commission may, either after judicial review or simultaneous with judicial review, cause to have instituted a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction for injunctive relief and for forfeiture of bond. The attorney general shall bring such action, at the request of the commission, in the name of the state of Missouri. ­­-------- (L. 1971 S.B. 1 § 24)
MO Rev Stat § 444.720 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 444 - Rights and Duties of Miners and Mine Owners|Section 444.720 - Rules and regulations, when effective — notice, hearing — variances authorized.

Effective - 28 Aug 1971   444.720. Rules and regulations, when effective — notice, hearing — variances authorized. — 1. No rule or regulation or any amendment or repeal thereof adopted pursuant to sections 444.500 to 444.755 shall be adopted except after a public hearing to be held after thirty days' prior notice by advertisement in any two newspapers of general statewide circulation and any newspapers with general circulation in the counties with strip mining operations, of the date, time and place of hearing and opportunity given to the public to be heard. In addition, at least thirty days prior to the scheduled date of the hearing, notice shall be sent by mail to any person who has registered with the director at least forty-five days prior to the scheduled date of the hearing, for purposes of such hearings in accordance with procedures prescribed by the commission.  2. At the hearing, opportunity to be heard by the commission with respect to the subject thereof shall be afforded any interested person upon written request to the commission, addressed to the director, no later than seven days prior to the hearing, and may be afforded to other persons if convenient. In addition, any interested persons, whether or not heard, may submit, within seven days subsequent to the hearings, a written statement of their views. The commission may solicit the views, in writing, of persons who may be affected by, or interested in, proposed rules or regulations. Any person heard or represented at the hearing or making written request for notice shall be given written notice of the action of the commission with respect to the subject thereof.  3. Any rule or regulation or amendment or repeal thereof shall not be deemed adopted or in force and effect until it has been approved in writing by at least four members of the commission. A rule or regulation or an amendment or repeal thereof shall not become effective until a certified copy thereof has been filed with the secretary of state as provided in chapter 536.  4. Any rule or regulation or any amendment or repeal thereof which is adopted by the commission may differ in its terms and provisions as between particular types of topography and areas of the state. ­­-------- (L. 1971 S.B. 1 § 25)  CROSS REFERENCE:  Rules, procedure for making and rescinding, Chap. 536
MO Rev Stat § 444.730 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 444 - Rights and Duties of Miners and Mine Owners|Section 444.730 - Mined land reclamation fund created — purpose.

Effective - 28 Aug 1990   444.730. Mined land reclamation fund created — purpose. — 1. All sums received through the payment of fees or the forfeiture of bonds pursuant to sections 444.500 to 444.970 shall be placed in the state treasury and credited to the "Mined Land Reclamation Fund" which is hereby created.  2. After appropriation by the general assembly, the money in this fund shall be expended for the administration and enforcement of sections 444.500 to 444.970 and for reclamation of land affected by strip mine and surface mine and for no other purpose. Any portion of the fund not immediately needed for the purposes authorized shall be invested by the state treasurer as provided by the constitution and laws of this state. All income from such investments shall, unless otherwise prohibited by the constitution of this state, be deposited in the mined land reclamation fund. The provisions of section 33.080 relating to the transfer of unexpended balances in various funds to the general revenue fund at the end of each biennium shall not apply to funds in the mined land reclamation fund. However, any amount in the fund in excess of three million dollars, exclusive of interest and security forfeiture proceeds, shall lapse to general revenue at the end of each biennium.  3. The moneys collected from any bond forfeiture shall be expended upon the lands for which the permit was issued and for which the bond was given.  4. General revenue of the state may be appropriated or expended for the administration or enforcement of sections 444.500 to 444.970. ­­-------- (L. 1971 S.B. 1 § 26, A.L. 1983 S.B. 241, A.L. 1987 H.B. 669, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1584)
MO Rev Stat § 444.740 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 444 - Rights and Duties of Miners and Mine Owners|Section 444.740 - Commission authorized to receive funds and services.

Effective - 28 Aug 1971   444.740. Commission authorized to receive funds and services. — 1. In the reclamation of land affected by strip mining for which it has funds available, the commission may avail itself of any services which may be provided by other state agencies or by agencies of the federal government, and may compensate them for such services.  2. The commission may receive any federal funds, state funds or any other funds for the reclamation of land affected by strip mining. The commission may cause the reclamation work to be done by its own employees or by the employees of other governmental agencies, soil conservation districts, or through contracts with qualified persons. The contracts shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder upon competitive bids after reasonable advertisement. The commission and any other agency and any contractor under a contract with the board shall have reasonable right of access to the land affected to carry out such reclamation.  3. When funds or any public works program are available to the commission, both funds and services may be used and expended to reclaim and rehabilitate any lands that have been subjected to strip mining that have not been reclaimed and rehabilitated in accordance with standards set by sections 444.500 to 444.755 and which are not covered by bond to guarantee such reclamation.  4. A person or organization having qualifications acceptable to the commission may post bond or a cash deposit in a sum determined by the commission and assume the liability for carrying out the reclamation plan approved by the commission in areas where the mining operation and any necessary grading have been completed. The commission shall then release the bond posted by the operator for such area. ­­-------- (L. 1971 S.B. 1 § 27)
MO Rev Stat § 444.750 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 444 - Rights and Duties of Miners and Mine Owners|Section 444.750 - Recreational use of reclaimed lands encouraged.

Effective - 28 Aug 1971   444.750. Recreational use of reclaimed lands encouraged. — Owners of lands that have been reclaimed or otherwise comply with the provisions of sections 444.500 to 444.755 are encouraged to make available to the people of this state these lands for recreational use at no charge. Recreational use to be any of the following or combination thereof: hunting, fishing, swimming, boating, camping, picnicking, hiking, nature study, water skiing, winter sports and viewing or enjoying historical, archaeological, scenic or scientific sites. ­­-------- (L. 1971 S.B. 1 § 28 subsec. 1)
MO Rev Stat § 444.755 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 444 - Rights and Duties of Miners and Mine Owners|Section 444.755 - Repeal of existing law not intended.

Effective - 28 Aug 1971   444.755. Repeal of existing law not intended. — No existing civil or criminal remedy for any wrongful action which is a violation of any part of sections 444.500 to 444.755 or any rule or regulation promulgated hereunder shall be excluded or impaired by sections 444.500 to 444.755. ­­-------- (L. 1971 S.B. 1 § 28 subsec. 2)
MO Rev Stat § 444.760 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 444 - Rights and Duties of Miners and Mine Owners|Section 444.760 - Short title.

Effective - 28 Aug 1971   444.760. Short title. — This act may be known and cited as "The Land Reclamation Act". ­­-------- (L. 1971 H.B. 519 § 1)
MO Rev Stat § 444.762 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 444 - Rights and Duties of Miners and Mine Owners|Section 444.762 - Declaration of policy.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   444.762. Declaration of policy. — It is hereby declared to be the policy of this state to strike a balance between mining of minerals and reclamation of land subjected to surface disturbance by mining, as contemporaneously as possible, and for the conservation of land, and thereby to preserve natural resources, to encourage the planting of forests, to advance the seeding of grasses and legumes for grazing purposes and crops for harvest, to aid in the protection of wildlife and aquatic resources, to establish recreational, home and industrial sites, to protect and perpetuate the taxable value of property, and to protect and promote the health, safety and general welfare of the people of this state. ­­-------- (L. 1971 H.B. 519 § 2, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1584, A.L. 2014 S.B. 642)
MO Rev Stat § 444.771 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 444 - Rights and Duties of Miners and Mine Owners|Section 444.771 - Limitation on permits near an accredited school.

Effective - 11 Jul 2011   444.771. Limitation on permits near an accredited school. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the commission and the department shall not issue any permits under this chapter or under chapters 643 or 644 to any person whose mine plan boundary is within one thousand feet of any real property where an accredited school has been located for at least five years prior to such application for permits made under these provisions, except that the provisions of this section shall not apply to any request for an expansion to an existing mine or to any underground mining operation. ­­-------- (L. 2011 H.B. 89)  Effective 7-11-11  CROSS REFERENCE:  Nonseverability clause, 640.099
MO Rev Stat § 444.775 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 444 - Rights and Duties of Miners and Mine Owners|Section 444.775 - Release of bond, conditions — petition, hearing — administrative review.

Effective - 28 Aug 2001   444.775. Release of bond, conditions — petition, hearing — administrative review. — 1. Prior to release of the bond or any portion thereof, application shall be made by the operator to the commission, either with the completion of the report referred to in section 444.774 or subsequent to such report, for release of the bond.  2. The commission shall cause to have investigated the status of reclamation on land for which a release application has been filed.  3. If the director or the commission determines that the bond, or any portion thereof, should be released, an order may be so issued without hearing. If an owner of the land that has been affected by surface mining files a petition in opposition to the release of the bond within thirty days of the receipt date of the application for release, a hearing may be held, if the bond release criteria does not meet permit standards. A hearing may also be held if the director, within thirty days of the receipt date of the application for release, recommends denial of the application following its investigation. In such cases, the commission may hold a hearing as provided in section 444.789 and enter such order as shall be appropriate.  4. If the commission determines that the bond or any portion thereof should not be released, the commission shall issue an order to that effect with the reasons for the order and shall give notice to the operator. A hearing shall be held by the commission as provided in section 444.789 if requested by the operator within thirty days of the date of notice of the order. At such hearing burden of proof shall be on the operator. After hearing, the commission shall enter such order as shall be appropriate and shall give notice to the operator.  5. All final decisions or orders of the commission shall be subject to judicial review as provided for in chapter 536. No judicial review shall be available, however, until and unless all administrative remedies are exhausted. ­­-------- (L. 1990 H.B. 1584, A.L. 2001 H.B. 453)
MO Rev Stat § 444.777 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 444 - Rights and Duties of Miners and Mine Owners|Section 444.777 - Entry upon lands and inspection by commission members — warrants to issue.

Effective - 28 Aug 2001   444.777. Entry upon lands and inspection by commission members — warrants to issue. — Commission members and authorized representatives of the commission may at all reasonable times enter upon any lands that have been or are being surface mined for the purpose of inspection to determine whether the provisions of sections 444.760 to 444.790 have been complied with. No person shall refuse entry or access requested for purposes of inspection, to any member of the commission or authorized representative who presents appropriate credentials, nor obstruct or hamper any such person in carrying out the inspection. A suitably restricted search warrant, describing the place to be searched and showing probable cause in writing and upon written oath or affirmation by any member of the commission or authorized representative, shall be issued by any circuit judge or associate circuit judge in the county where the search is to be made. ­­-------- (L. 1990 H.B. 1584, A.L. 2001 H.B. 453)
MO Rev Stat § 444.782 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 444 - Rights and Duties of Miners and Mine Owners|Section 444.782 - Attorney general to represent commission, when — hearings on bond forfeiture, notice.

Effective - 28 Aug 2001   444.782. Attorney general to represent commission, when — hearings on bond forfeiture, notice. — The attorney general, upon request of the commission, shall institute proceedings to have the bond of the operator forfeited for violation by the operator of any of the provisions of sections 444.760 to 444.790. Before making such request of the attorney general, the commission shall notify the operator in writing of the alleged violation or noncompliance and shall afford the operator the right to appear before the commission at a hearing to be held not less than thirty days after the receipt of such notice by the operator. At the hearing the operator may present for the consideration of the commission, statements, documents and other information with respect to the alleged violation. After the conclusion of the hearing, the commission shall either withdraw the notice of violation or shall request the attorney general to institute proceedings to have the bond of the operator forfeited as to the land involved. ­­-------- (L. 1971 H.B. 519 § 11, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1584, A.L. 2001 H.B. 453)
MO Rev Stat § 444.784 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 444 - Rights and Duties of Miners and Mine Owners|Section 444.784 - Commission rules and regulations authorized — delegation of authority — forfeiture funds, where expended.

Effective - 28 Aug 2001   444.784. Commission rules and regulations authorized — delegation of authority — forfeiture funds, where expended. — The commission may adopt and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations respecting the administration of sections 444.760 to 444.790. Any act authorized to be done by the director may be performed by any employee of the commission when designated by the director. All forfeitures collected after January 1, 1972, as provided in sections 444.760 to 444.790, shall be expended to reclaim and rehabilitate land affected in accordance with the provisions of sections 444.760 to 444.790. Insofar as is reasonably practicable, the funds shall be expended upon the lands for which the permit was issued and for which the bond was given. ­­-------- (L. 1971 H.B. 519 § 12, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1584, A.L. 2001 H.B. 453)  CROSS REFERENCE:  Rules, procedure for making and rescinding, Chap. 536
MO Rev Stat § 444.786 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 444 - Rights and Duties of Miners and Mine Owners|Section 444.786 - Operation without permit prohibited, penalty.

Effective - 28 Aug 2001   444.786. Operation without permit prohibited, penalty. — Any person required by sections 444.760 to 444.790 to have a permit who engages in the mining of minerals without previously securing a permit to do so as prescribed by sections 444.760 to 444.790, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than one thousand dollars. Each day of operation without the permit required by sections 444.760 to 444.790 will be deemed a separate violation. ­­-------- (L. 1971 H.B. 519 § 13, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1584, A.L. 2001 H.B. 453)
MO Rev Stat § 444.788 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 444 - Rights and Duties of Miners and Mine Owners|Section 444.788 - Civil action.

Effective - 28 Aug 2001   444.788. Civil action. — In the event the commission determines that any provisions of sections 444.760 to 444.790, rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, permits issued, conditions of the bond, or any final order or determination made by the commission or the director is being violated, the commission may, either after judicial review or simultaneously with judicial review, cause to have instituted a civil action, either in the county where the violation occurs or in Cole County, for injunctive relief, for collection of the civil penalty and for forfeiture of bond. The attorney general shall bring such action, at the request of the commission, in the name of the state of Missouri. ­­-------- (L. 1990 H.B. 1584, A.L. 2001 H.B. 453)
MO Rev Stat § 444.789 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 444 - Rights and Duties of Miners and Mine Owners|Section 444.789 - Administrative procedure — inapplicability to public meetings.

Effective - 28 Aug 2001   444.789. Administrative procedure — inapplicability to public meetings. — 1. Any hearing pursuant to this section shall be of record and shall be a contested case.  2. Parties to such a hearing may make oral argument, introduce testimony and evidence, and cross-examine witnesses.  3. The hearing shall be before the commission or the chairman of the commission may designate one commission member as hearing officer, or may appoint a member in good standing of the Missouri Bar as hearing officer to hold the hearing and make recommendations to the commission, but the commission shall make the final decision thereon and any member participating in the decision shall review the record before making the decision.  4. In any such hearing any member of the commission may issue in the name of the commission notice of hearing and subpoenas as provided for in section 536.077.  5. The rules of discovery that apply to any civil case shall apply to hearings held by the commission.  6. The administrative procedures in this section shall not apply to the public meetings pursuant to section 444.773. ­­-------- (L. 1990 H.B. 1584, A.L. 2001 H.B. 453)
MO Rev Stat § 444.840 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property|Chapter 444 - Rights and Duties of Miners and Mine Owners|Section 444.840 - Revision of permit, procedure — transfer or assignment to have prior approval — commission may require permit revision — operator may be released from liability.

Effective - 28 Aug 1979   444.840. Revision of permit, procedure — transfer or assignment to have prior approval — commission may require permit revision — operator may be released from liability. — 1. (1) During the term of the permit the permittee may submit an application for a revision of the permit, together with a revised reclamation plan, to the commission.  (2) An application for a revision of a permit shall not be approved unless the commission or the director finds that reclamation can be accomplished under the revised reclamation plan. The revision shall be approved or disapproved within a period of time established by the commission. The commission shall establish guidelines for a determination of the scale or extent of a revision request for which all permit application information requirements and procedures, including notice and hearings, shall apply; provided, that any revisions which propose significant alterations in the reclamation plan shall, at a minimum, be subject to notice and hearing requirements.  (3) Any extensions to the area covered by the permit except incidental boundary revisions must be made by application for another permit.  2. No transfer, assignment, or sale of the rights granted under any permit issued pursuant to this law shall be made without the written approval of the commission.  3. The commission shall, within a time limit prescribed in regulations promulgated by the commission, review outstanding permits and may require reasonable revision or modification of the permit provisions during the term of such permit; provided, that such revision or modification shall be based upon a written finding and subject to notice and hearing requirements established by rule or regulation.  4. Where one operator succeeds another at any uncompleted operation, either by sale, assignment, lease or otherwise, the commission may release the first operator from all liability under this law as to that particular operation, but only if the successor operator applies for and qualifies for a permit and assumes as part of his obligation all liability for the reclamation of the area of land affected by the former operator and sufficient bond is filed with the commission as provided in section 444.830. The successor operator shall not be required to pay the acre fee for any acre or fraction thereof for which a fee has already been paid. ­­-------- (L. 1979 H.B. 459)