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Home My WebLink About10-91 LOM 2017 ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary W TRACY DAVIS Energy,Mineral& Director Land Resources ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY December 1, 2017 Salisbury Partners LLC Salisbury Partners LLC 24 West Salisbury Street Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480 RE: Mining Permit No. 10-91 Alligator Branch Sand Pit Brunswick County Dear Salisbury Partners LLC: This letter is to advise you of recent amendments to the North Carolina Mining Act of 1971 which impact the permit term of your existing mining permit. Pursuant to the passage of House Bill 56,which became law on October 4, 2017 as SL 2017-209, all existing mining permits and any newly issued mining permits are to be issued for the life of site or for the duration of the lease term.The"life of site" means the period from the initial receipt of a permit for the operation until the mining operation terminates and the required reclamation is completed. Considering the above, this letter hereby modifies your existing mining permit to remove all references to the prior expiration date to convert your permit to a life of site or lease permit effective immediately. No action is required on your part for this modification to be effective. Please attach this letter to your existing mining permit for future reference. The mine name and permit number on the permit document, and all existing operating and reclamation conditions contained therein, shall remain in full force and effect. Furthermore, all provisions of GS§74-51 and GS§74-52 still apply to all new, transferred and modified mining permits. In addition to the life of site or lease mining permit provision, SL 2017-209 also enacted a new annual mining permit operating fee of$400 per mining permit number. By statute, the initial payment of this annual $400 fee must be submitted to this office by December 31, 2017—see the attached Invoice to remit the initial annual fee payment by this deadline. Beginning in 2018, the$400 annual operating fee must be submitted by July 1 of each year with the required Annual Reclamation Report as required by GS§74-55. Failure to submit the fee by the required deadline will result in a $50/month late fee and could result in the denial of future permit actions and/or revocation of your mining permit. Lastly, pursuant to GS§74-54, the cap on reclamation bonds has been raised from $500,000 to$1 million. Any adjustments needed in existing bonds will be initiated by this office or addressed during your next requested permit action unless you contact this office with a written request to have your bond reevaluated. The issuance of a mining permit and/or any modification to it does not supersede local zoning regulations. The responsibility of compliance with any applicable zoning regulations remains with you. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions on the above, please contact Ms. Judy Wehner,Assistant State Mining Specialist, or me at(919) 707-9220. Sincerely, / f William"Toby"Vinson, Jr., PE, CPM Interim Director, DEMLR Stag of North Carolina I Environmental Quality i Encrgy,Mineral and Land Resources 512 N.Salisbury Street i 1612 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699 1612 919 707 9200