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Home My WebLink About2014 Mining Inpsection Billing Invoice_Bangor Rock A.pdfButte County Department of Development Services TIM SNELLINGS, DIRECTOR | PETE CALARCO, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 7 County Center Drive Oroville, CA 95965 (530) 538-7601 Office (530) 538-7785 Fax www.buttecounty.net www.buttegeneralplan.net FEES AND BILLING PROCEDURES FOR MINING OPERATIONS SUBJECT TO THE SURFACE MINING AND RECLAMATION ACT (SMARA) The Department of Development Services has prepared the following information on required fees and procedures for billing of annual inspections and financial assurance reviews in Butte County subject to the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act and Chapter 13, Article II, Surface Mining and Reclamation, of Butte County Code. This implements the current Master Fee Schedule adopted by the Board of Supervisors (Resolution No. 12‐127). A. Active and Idle Mining Operations Active and Idle Mining Operations are mines that have an approved/valid Reclamation Plan, a vested right to mine, and have initiated mining operations. $2,923.41 (Minimum Fee – Non‐Refundable) – Time is charged at a Planning Division hourly rate of $171.97/hour and an annual minimum fee of $2,923.41.1 The minimum fee includes up to 17 hours of staff work performing the following tasks: Department of Development Services Tasks:  Annual Inspections/Inspection Reports (Minimum of one inspection. Multiple inspections, if necessary);  Financial Assurance Cost Estimate Reviews;  Financial Assurance Mechanism Updates;  Annual Mining Operation Report Review;  Interim Management Plan Review/Updates;  Code Enforcement/Notice of Violations;  Additional correspondence with operator and State is anticipated; and  Review on‐going reclamation of the mine. Should more than the 17 hours be required, the mining operator will be invoiced for an additional retainer payment adequate to complete the required tasks. Any balance from the subsequent retainer remaining after the annual work is complete, may be applied as a credit toward outstanding fees or the following year’s inspection fees. In general, an Active or Idle Mining Operation will require more oversight then a Newly Permitted Mining Operation or Mine Not Yet in Operation. 1 The Planning Division hourly rate is established as follows: $163.00/hour ($2,771.00), plus an additional 5.5% ($152.41)(including a 4.5% General Plan Maintenance Fee ($124.70) and 1.5% Technology Investment Fee ($27.71)), for a total hourly charge of $171.97/hour. With this in mind, Development Services is willing to utilize the Miscellaneous Fee category of the fee schedule and Newly Permitted Mines/Not Yet in Operation – may pay a retainer as described below. B. Newly Permitted Mining Operations and Mines Not Yet in Operation Newly Permitted Mining Operations and Mines Not Yet in Operation have an approved/valid Reclamation Plan and a vested right to mine, but have not yet initiated mining operations. $1461.71 (Initial Retainer Fee) – Time is charged against the initial retainer at the Planning Division hourly rate of $171.97/hour.2 The initial retainer includes up to 8.5 hours of staff work performing the following tasks: Department of Development Services Tasks:  Annual Inspections/Inspection Reports (Only one inspection is anticipated);  Financial Assurance Cost Estimate Review (if necessary);  Financial Assurance Mechanism Update (if necessary); and  Annual Mining Operation Report Review Should more than the 8.5 hours be required, the mining operator will be invoiced for an additional $1,461.71 retainer amount. Any balance of either the initial retainer or subsequent retainers remaining after the work is complete, may be applied as a credit toward the following year’s inspection fees. C. Activating a Newly Permitted Mining Operation or Mine Not Yet in Operation $1461.71 (Additional Deposit towards Minimum Fee) – Payment is due with Notice of Intent to Begin Mining Operations. Prior to a newly permitted mine or mine not yet in operation becoming active during the year, the operator will first need to perform the following:  Inform the County in writing of the intent to begin mining operations;  The Notice of Intent payment of an additional 8.5 hours ($1,461.70), combined with the initial retainer paid in January for the newly permitted mining operations or mine not yet in operation under section B., above, are combined to become a $2,923.41 Minimum Fee;  Submit and obtain approval of an updated Financial Assurance Cost Estimate and Financial Assurance Mechanism; Upon activation, annual mine fees will be collected as provided in Section A, Active and Idle Mining Operations. If you have any questions regarding fees required for Mining Operations in Butte County, please contact SMARA Program Manager Rowland Hickel at (530) 538‐7150 or rhickel@buttecounty.net. 2 The initial retainer is established as follows: the Planning Division hourly rate is $163.00/hour ($1,385.50), plus an additional 5.5% ($76.21) (including a 4.5% General Plan Maintenance Fee ($62.35) and 1.5% Technology Investment Fee ($13.86), for a total hourly charge of $171.97/hour. Type Description Quantity Unit Price Amount MIN NR 2013 Mining Inspection and Financial Assurance Review 17.00 $163.00 $2,771.00 GPMF F/M NR 2013 General Plan Maintenance Fee (Non Refundable)17.00 $7.34 $124.70 TIF F/M NR 2013 Technology Investment Fee (Non Refundable)17.00 $1.63 $27.71 MIN NR 2014 Mining Inspection and Financial Assurance Review 8.50 $163.00 $1,385.50 GPMF F/M NR 2014 General Plan Maintenance Fee (Non Refundable)8.50 $7.34 $62.35 TIF F/M NR 2014 Technology Investment Fee (Non Refundable)8.50 $1.63 $13.86 Amount Due $4,385.12 Notes Minimum Fee (Non-Refundable) plus Hourly Rate. Minimum Fees are Non-Refundable and are subject to additional RETAINER FEES. Should Project not be able to be completed within the initial MINIMUM FEES, applicant will be required to pay additional RETAINER FEES to cover the remainder of the Project. * Please make check payable to Butte County Treasurer. ** Please reference your project number "MAI13-0002 / MAI14-0002" on your check. Thank you. INVOICE From Butte County Dept of Development Services 7 County Center Drive Oroville, CA 95965 Invoice For Ladd and Associates Eric Ladd PO Box 992750 Redding, CA 96099-2760 Invoice Number 269 Project Number MAI13-0002 / MAI14-0002 BANGOR ROCK "B" #91-04-0002 Issue Date 07/14/2014 Due Date 07/29/2014 (Net 15) Subject 2013 & 2014 MINING INSPECTION and FINANCIAL ASSURANCE REVIEW Page 1 of 1 Type Description Quantity Unit Price Amount MIN NR 2013 & 2014 Mining Inspection and Financial Assurance Review 34.00 $163.00 $5,542.00 GPMF F/M NR 2013 & 2014 General Plan Maintenance Fee (Non Refundable)34.00 $7.34 $249.39 TIF F/M NR 2013 & 2014 Technology Investment Fee (Non Refundable)34.00 $1.63 $55.42 Amount Due $5,846.81 Notes Minimum Fee (Non-Refundable) plus Hourly Rate. Minimum Fees are Non-Refundable and are subject to additional RETAINER FEES. Should Project not be able to be completed within the initial MINIMUM FEES, applicant will be required to pay additional RETAINER FEES to cover the remainder of the Project. * Please make check payable to Butte County Treasurer. ** Please reference your project number "MAI13-0005 / MAI14-0004" on your check. Thank you. INVOICE From Butte County Dept of Development Services 7 County Center Drive Oroville, CA 95965 Invoice For Ladd and Associates Eric Ladd PO Box 992750 Redding, CA 96099-2760 Invoice Number 270 Project Number MAI13-0005 / MAI14-0004 BANGOR ROCK "A" #91-04-0006 Issue Date 07/14/2014 Due Date 07/29/2014 (Net 15) Subject 2013 & 2014 MINING INSPECTION and FINANCIAL ASSURANCE REVIEW Page 1 of 1