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LEX-FAOC079813

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This Chapter authorizes the Public Lands Trust Board of Trustees to regulate the removal of mined and dredged materials located on Public Trust Lands in areas listed in this Chapter. Dredging and removal of dredged material at any other site is prohibited. The Chapter sets out conditions for the mining of sand in a specified marine area which shall be monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Division of Forestry and Marine Conservation and establishes certain conditions for mining and dredging in general. A permit for such activities shall be obtained from the Board. Holders of permits shall make available records to the Board so that it can monitor activities and assess potential environmental damage and holders of a permit shall be required to return the site to an aesthetically and environmentally acceptable condition as approved by the Board.

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