Nevada § 519A.250 - Operator required to provide Division of Minerals copy of filing of plan of operation or amended plan submitted to federal agency; fee; refund for reduction of acres disturbed; biennial report by Division of Minerals; regulations

§ 519A.250. Operator required to provide Division of Minerals copy of filing of plan of operation or amended plan submitted to federal agency; fee; refund for reduction of acres disturbed; biennial report by Division of Minerals; regulations

1. An operator who is required by federal law to file a plan of operation or an amended

plan of operation with the United States Bureau of Land Management or the United States

Forest Service for operations relating to mining or exploration on public land administered

by a federal agency, shall, not later than 30 days after the approval of the plan

or amended plan, provide the Division of Minerals of the Commission on Mineral Resources

with a copy of the filing and pay to the Division of Minerals a fee in an amount established

pursuant to subsection 5 for each acre or part of an acre of land to be disturbed

by mining included in the plan or incremental acres to be disturbed pursuant to an

amended plan. 2. The Division of Minerals shall adopt by regulation a method of refunding a portion

of the fee required by this section if a plan of operation is amended to reduce the

number of acres or part of an acre to be disturbed pursuant to the amended plan. The refund must be based on the reduced number of acres or part of an acre to be disturbed. 3. All money received by the Division of Minerals pursuant to subsection 1 must be

accounted for separately and used by the Division of Minerals to create and administer

programs for: (a) The abatement of hazardous conditions existing at abandoned mine sites which have

been identified and ranked pursuant to the degree of hazard established by regulations

adopted by the Division of Minerals; and (b) The education of the members of the general public concerning the dangers of the

hazardous conditions described in paragraph (a). All interest and income earned on the money in the account, after deducting applicable

charges, must be deposited in the Account for the Division of Minerals created pursuant

to NRS 513.103 . 4. On or before February 1 of each odd-numbered year, the Division of Minerals shall

file a report with the Governor and the Legislature describing its activities, total

revenues and expenditures pursuant to this section. 5. The Commission on Mineral Resources shall, by regulation, establish the fee required

pursuant to subsection 1 in an amount not to exceed $30 per acre.