(1) (a) Critical infrastructure materials operations operating in accordance with a legal nonconforming use or a permit issued by the county are conclusively presumed to be vested critical infrastructure materials operations if the critical infrastructure materials operations permitted by the county, existed or was conducted or otherwise engaged in before January 1, 2019 and before when a political subdivision prohibits, restricts, or otherwise limits the critical infrastructure materials operations. (b) A person claiming that a vested critical infrastructure materials operations has been established has the burden of proof to show by the preponderance of the evidence that the vested critical infrastructure materials operations has been established.

(a) Critical infrastructure materials operations operating in accordance with a legal nonconforming use or a permit issued by the county are conclusively presumed to be vested critical infrastructure materials operations if the critical infrastructure materials operations permitted by the county, existed or was conducted or otherwise engaged in before January 1, 2019 and before when a political subdivision prohibits, restricts, or otherwise limits the critical infrastructure materials operations.

(b) A person claiming that a vested critical infrastructure materials operations has been established has the burden of proof to show by the preponderance of the evidence that the vested critical infrastructure materials operations has been established.

(2) A vested critical infrastructure materials operations: (a) runs with the land; and (b) may be changed to another critical infrastructure materials operations conducted within the scope of a legal nonconforming use or the permit for the vested critical infrastructure materials operations without losing its status as a vested critical infrastructure materials operations.

(a) runs with the land; and

(b) may be changed to another critical infrastructure materials operations conducted within the scope of a legal nonconforming use or the permit for the vested critical infrastructure materials operations without losing its status as a vested critical infrastructure materials operations.