§ 34-32.5-122. Fees, civil penalties, and forfeitures - deposit

CO Rev Stat § 34-32.5-122 (2018) (N/A)
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(1) All fees and assessments collected pursuant to this article and five percent of the proceeds of any financial warranty forfeited pursuant to section 34-32.5-123 for administrative costs associated with reclaiming sites for which the financial warranty has been revoked shall be deposited in the mined land reclamation fund, created in section 34-32-127. All civil penalties collected pursuant to this article shall be deposited in the general fund. Ninety-five percent of the proceeds of all financial warranties forfeited under section 34-32.5-118 shall be deposited in a special account in the general fund established by the board for the purpose of reclaiming lands that were required to be reclaimed under permits upon which such financial warranties had been forfeited.

(2) An applicant that desires to use the self-insurance provisions in section 34-32.5-117 (3)(f)(IV) to (3)(f)(VII) or (8) shall pay an annual fee to the office sufficient to defray the actual cost to the office of establishing and reviewing the financial warranty of such applicant. Such funds are hereby annually made available to the office, which shall utilize outside financial and legal services for this purpose.