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However, the successor operator shall have complied with the requirements of this chapter and shall assume as part of his obligation under this chapter all liability for the reclamation of the area of land affected by the first operator. No fee, or any portion thereof, paid by the first operator shall be returned to either operator. The permit fee for the successor operator for the area of land permitted by the first operator shall be calculated according to the following schedule, except as provided by \u00a7 45.2-1203:\n\t\tDate of Succession:                          Permit Fee:\n\t\tBeginning July 1, 2019                       $18 per disturbed acre\n\t\tBeginning July 1, 2020                       $20 per disturbed acre\n\t\tBeginning July 1, 2021                       $22 per disturbed acre\n\t\tBeginning July 1, 2022                       $24 per disturbed acre\n\t\tThe mining permit for the successor operator shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance and shall be renewed thereafter in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":312743,"text":"If one operator succeeds another at any uncompleted operation, whether by sale, assignment, lease, merger, or otherwise, the Director may release the first operator from all liability under this chapter as to that particular operation and transfer the permit to the successor operator. However, the successor operator shall have complied with the requirements of this chapter and shall assume as part of his obligation under this chapter all liability for the reclamation of the area of land affected by the first operator. No fee, or any portion thereof, paid by the first operator shall be returned to either operator. The permit fee for the successor operator for the area of land permitted by the first operator shall be calculated according to the following schedule, except as provided by \u00a7 45.2-1203:\n\t\tDate of Succession:                          Permit Fee:\n\t\tBeginning July 1, 2019                       $18 per disturbed acre\n\t\tBeginning July 1, 2020                       $20 per disturbed acre\n\t\tBeginning July 1, 2021                       $22 per disturbed acre\n\t\tBeginning July 1, 2022                       $24 per disturbed acre\n\t\tThe mining permit for the successor operator shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance and shall be renewed thereafter in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14081,"edition_id":1,"name":"Regulation of Mining Activity","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":5,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13016,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:49","permalink":{"id":224425,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14081,"identifier":"2","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/12\/2","url":"\/45.2\/III\/A\/12\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13016,"edition_id":1,"name":"Permits for Certain Mining Operations; 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waiver of application of chapter; review for strict compliance with chapter","url":"\/45.2-1227\/","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/12\/2\/45.2-1227","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":59664,"structure_id":14081,"section_number":"45.2-1210","catch_line":" Application for permit; adjoining landowners; local official","url":"\/45.2-1210\/","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/12\/2\/45.2-1210","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":79992,"structure_id":14081,"section_number":"45.2-1212","catch_line":" Additional bond to be posted annually; release of previous bond; report of reclamation work","url":"\/45.2-1212\/","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/12\/2\/45.2-1212","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/45.2-1211\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 1977. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 312 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1977 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1996, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?961+ful+CHAP0648\">648<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?961+ful+CHAP0659\">659<\/a>; in 2003, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?031+ful+CHAP0542\">542<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?031+ful+CHAP0550\">550<\/a>; in 2019, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0538\">538<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":81599,"section_number":"45.2-1203","catch_line":"Exemption for restricted mining","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1203\/"}],"permalink":{"id":224455,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87330,"identifier":"45.2-1211","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/12\/2\/45.2-1211","url":"\/45.2-1211\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1211\/","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/12\/2\/45.2-1211","dublin_core":{"Title":" Succession of one operator by another at uncompleted project","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1211","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>If one <span class=\"dictionary\">operator<\/span> succeeds another at any uncompleted operation, whether by sale, assignment, lease, merger, or otherwise, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> may release the first <span class=\"dictionary\">operator<\/span> from all liability under this chapter as to that particular operation and transfer the permit to the successor <span class=\"dictionary\">operator<\/span>. However, the successor <span class=\"dictionary\">operator<\/span> shall have complied with the requirements of this chapter and shall assume as part of his obligation under this chapter all liability for the <span class=\"dictionary\">reclamation<\/span> of the area of land affected by the first <span class=\"dictionary\">operator<\/span>. No fee, or any portion thereof, paid by the first <span class=\"dictionary\">operator<\/span> shall be returned to either <span class=\"dictionary\">operator<\/span>. The permit fee for the successor <span class=\"dictionary\">operator<\/span> for the area of land permitted by the first <span class=\"dictionary\">operator<\/span> shall be calculated according to the following schedule, except as provided by \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Exemption for restricted mining\" href=\"\/45.2-1203\/\">45.2-1203<\/a>:\n\t\tDate of Succession:                          Permit Fee:\n\t\tBeginning July 1, 2019                       $18 per disturbed acre\n\t\tBeginning July 1, 2020                       $20 per disturbed acre\n\t\tBeginning July 1, 2021                       $22 per disturbed acre\n\t\tBeginning July 1, 2022                       $24 per disturbed acre\n\t\tThe <span class=\"dictionary\">mining<\/span> permit for the successor <span class=\"dictionary\">operator<\/span> shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance and shall be renewed thereafter in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n SUCCESSION OF ONE OPERATOR BY ANOTHER AT UNCOMPLETED PROJECT (\u00a7 45.2-1211)\n\nIf one operator succeeds another at any uncompleted operation, whether by sale,\nassignment, lease, merger, or otherwise, the Director may release the first\noperator from all liability under this chapter as to that particular operation\nand transfer the permit to the successor operator. However, the successor\noperator shall have complied with the requirements of this chapter and shall\nassume as part of his obligation under this chapter all liability for the\nreclamation of the area of land affected by the first operator. No fee, or any\nportion thereof, paid by the first operator shall be returned to either\noperator. The permit fee for the successor operator for the area of land\npermitted by the first operator shall be calculated according to the following\nschedule, except as provided by \u00a7 45.2-1203:\n\t\tDate of Succession:                          Permit Fee:\n\t\tBeginning July 1, 2019                       $18 per disturbed acre\n\t\tBeginning July 1, 2020                       $20 per disturbed acre\n\t\tBeginning July 1, 2021                       $22 per disturbed acre\n\t\tBeginning July 1, 2022                       $24 per disturbed acre\n\t\tThe mining permit for the successor operator shall be valid for one year from\nthe date of issuance and shall be renewed thereafter in accordance with the\nprovisions of this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: 1977, c. 312, \u00a7 45.1-184.2; 1996, cc. 648, 659; 2003, cc. 542, 550;\n2019, c. 538; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}