Surface coal mining and reclamation permit; permit fees.

Miss. Code Ann. § 53-9-28
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The commission shall assess and collect a permit fee for reviewing the permit application and administering and enforcing a surface coal mining and reclamation permit. The commission may set permit fees for the transfer, modification or reissuance of a surface coal mining and reclamation permit. The commission may also establish a permit fee for the issuance, reissuance, transfer or modification of a coal exploration permit and a reasonable fee for a copy of a transcript of a formal hearing held under this chapter. The commission shall set by order the amount of any permit fee assessed under this section. A permit fee may be less than, but shall not exceed the actual or anticipated direct and indirect costs of reviewing the permit application and administering and enforcing the permit. The commission may establish procedures to allow the assessment and collection of the permit fee over the term of the permit.

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