Any person submitting a reclamation plan or an amendment thereof for approval under this chapter shall sign a statement accepting responsibility for reclaiming the mined lands in accordance with the reclamation plan. The statement shall be kept by the Planning Director in the surface mining operation's permanent record. Upon sale or transfer of the surface mining operation or the mined lands, the new operator or owner shall submit a signed statement of responsibility to the Planning Director for placement in the permanent record.
(`78 Code, § 19.08.180.) (Ord. 2386 § 1 (part), 1999.)