                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 SUCCESSION OF ONE OPERATOR BY ANOTHER AT UNCOMPLETED PROJECT (§ 45.2-1211)

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 § 45.2-1203:
		Date of Succession:                          Permit Fee:
		Beginning July 1, 2019                       $18 per disturbed acre
		Beginning July 1, 2020                       $20 per disturbed acre
		Beginning July 1, 2021                       $22 per disturbed acre
		Beginning July 1, 2022                       $24 per disturbed acre
		The 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.

HISTORY: 1977, c. 312, § 45.1-184.2; 1996, cc. 648, 659; 2003, cc. 542, 550;
2019, c. 538; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.