(225 ILCS 720/2.06) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7902.06)
Sec. 2.06.
Duration of Permit.
(a) A permit entitles the permittee to
engage in the mining operations described in the permit for the period determined
by the Department and stated in the permit. Except as provided by subsection
(b) of this Section, such period shall not exceed five years from the date
the permit is issued.
(b) If the applicant requests a specified permit term longer than five
years in an application, and if the applicant demonstrates that such specified
permit term is reasonably needed to allow the applicant to obtain necessary
financing for equipment and the opening of the proposed mining operation
and if the application is in all respects full and complete for such specified
longer term, the Department may grant a permit for such longer permit term.
(c) A permit shall terminate if the permittee has not commenced the mining
operations covered by the permit within three years after the date on which
the permit is issued. The Department may grant reasonable extensions of
time to avoid automatic termination at the expiration of three years under
this subsection if the applicant shows that such extensions are necessary
because commencement of mining operations was precluded by litigation or
other conditions beyond the control and without the fault or negligence
of the permittee. No such extension shall extend the time for commencement
beyond the period of the permit. With respect to coal to be mined for use
in a specific synthetic fuel facility or specific major electric generating
facility, the permittee shall be deemed to have commenced mining operations
for purposes of this subsection at such time as the construction of the synthetic
fuel or generating facility is initiated.
(Source: P.A. 81-1015.)
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