Title I, The State and Its Government

Decisions made pursuant to this chapter by the commissioner shall be reviewable in accordance with RSA 541.

I. Any person who is or may be aggrieved or has an interest which is or may be adversely affected may commence a civil action on his own behalf to compel compliance with this chapter against any operator who is alleged to be in violation of this chapter, its regulations or any or…

The commissioner shall: I. Coordinate, schedule, and facilitate a pre-application meeting upon the receipt of a request from a potential permit applicant. The pre-application process shall be open to public input upon request of the applicant. II. Evaluate and approve or deny all…

The commissioner of the department of environmental services shall: I. Report to the commissioner any violation by a mining operator of: (a) Any statute for which the department of environmental services has enforcement authority; (b) Any permit issued by the department of enviro…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the department of environmental services from regulating, whether by adoption of rules, issuance of permits, or enforcement of statutes, rules, or permits, such aspects of mining operations that are within the scope of the pro…

I. Prior to prospecting for minerals on any lands within the state a person shall obtain a prospecting permit from the commissioner upon payment of a fee pursuant to RSA 12-E:8. The commissioner may attach conditions upon issuance of the permit to minimize the environmental damag…

I. No person shall engage in mining unless the person holds a valid permit issued by the commissioner or is exempted pursuant to RSA 12-E:1, IX. II. A permit shall be issued to any mining operator whose application is approved or conditionally approved by the commissioner and who…

I. Upon filing of a permit application or an application for an amended permit, the applicant shall provide a copy of the application to the local governing body where the property to be affected is located and shall publish public notice of such application in a newspaper in gen…

I. Upon approval of the mining and closure plans and prior to the issuance of a permit, the operator shall file with the commissioner proof of adequate financial assurances, as determined and required by the commissioner, payable to the state of New Hampshire with sureties or oth…

I. Upon the issuance of a permit under this chapter, the mining operator may engage in such mining operations as detailed in the permit during the term of the permit period subject to the following conditions. The operator shall: (a) Submit progress reports to the commissioner sh…

I. The commissioner shall establish a fee for filing and obtaining both a prospecting permit and a mining permit. The fee, as determined by the commissioner, shall be adequate to cover the costs for acting upon the application but in no case shall the fees be less than $10 for a …

I. The commissioner shall make recommendations to the governor and council pursuant to RSA 4:40 concerning leasing of state owned lands for mining activities. II. When approved by the governor and council, the commissioner shall issue prospecting permits to persons pursuant to ru…