N.M. Admin. Code § 19.8.5.506
Current through Register Vol. 36, No. 1, January 14, 2025
Section 19.8.5.506 - PERMIT AND EXPLORATION FEESEach application, pursuant to the act and 19.8 NMAC Parts 1-35 shall be accompanied by a fee determined under the following schedule:
A. Original permit filing fee shall be $2,500 plus $25.00 per acre for estimated area to be disturbed during the first year of mining.B. Commencing the second year the annual permit fee shall be $2,500. In addition, there shall be an acreage fee of $25.00 per acre of disturbed permit area for which the bond has not been released, provided that $15,000 per year acreage fee is the maximum charge per year for all disturbance. The maximum annual fee will therefore be: Permit fee = $2,500
Acreage fee = $15,000
Max. Total = $17,500
The annual fee is to be submitted with the annual report.
C. Pending further study, the initial annual acreage fee shall not be collected for acres classified as disturbed, when disturbance is due to subsidence associated with underground mining, unless it is determined by the director that such subsidence causes significant environmental damage to the surrounding area.D. The fee for transferring a permit shall be $1,000.E. For revision applications expanding the size of the permit the fee shall be $4,000 plus $25.00 per acre for the estimated area to be disturbed during the first year of mining in the expansion area. For all other revision applications the fee shall be $4,000.F. The fee for filing a notice of intention to explore under 19.8.6.601 NMAC shall be $100.G. The fee for filing an application for approval under 19.8.6.602 NMAC shall be $200.N.M. Admin. Code § 19.8.5.506
11-29-97; 19.8.5.506 NMAC - Rn, 19 NMAC 8.2.5.506, 9-29-2000; A, 1-15-2002; A, 7-30-2004