Illinois Administrative Code
Title 62 - MINING
Part 1774 - REVISION; RENEWAL; AND TRANSFER, ASSIGNMENT, OR SALE OF PERMIT RIGHTS
Section 1774.17 - Transfer, Assignment, or Sale of Permit Rights
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) No transfer, assignment, or sale of rights granted by a permit shall be made without the prior written approval of the Department.
b) An applicant for approval of the transfer, assignment, or sale of permit rights shall:
c) Any person having an interest which is or may be adversely affected by a decision on the transfer, assignment, or sale of permit rights, including an official of any Federal, State, or local government agency, may submit written comments on the application to the Department within thirty (30) days of the public notice required under subsection (b)(2).
d) The Department shall allow a permittee to transfer, assign, or sell permit rights to a successor, if it finds in writing, within sixty (60) days of the close of the public comment period in subsection (c), that the successor:
e) Notification.
f) The successor in interest shall assume the liability and reclamation responsibilities of the existing permit and shall conduct the surface coal mining and reclamation operations in full compliance with the Act, the regulatory program, and the terms and conditions of the existing permit, unless the applicant has obtained a new or revised permit as provided in this Part.