A. Reclamation Fund: The operators of the quarries shall pay into an appropriate governed Reclamation Fund an amount equal to ten cents ($0.10) per ton of all aggregate sold from the mining site. This amount shall be paid annually. If not sooner with approval of Dallas County, upon expiration of the quarries' original mining permits in Dallas County, the fee shall be paid to the City of West Des Moines. The monies collected shall be placed in an account restricted solely for the implementation and development of the identified postmining land use for this site. This fund shall be in addition to the quarry operator's obligations to reclaim the site, as well as in addition to the reclamation bonds otherwise required.
B. Reclamation Surety: If not sooner with approval of Dallas County, upon expiration of the quarries' original mining permits in Dallas County, the quarry operators shall change the recipient of the existing five hundred thousand dollar ($500,000.00) bond to secure their obligation to reclaim the property from Dallas County to the City of West Des Moines. This reclamation surety shall be in addition to any reclamation bond required as part of the mining permit under Iowa law. No reclamation bonds shall be completely released until reclamation work required of the quarries as identified on the approved reclamation plan has been completed. Appropriate partial release of a bond may be allowed in accordance with completed work. The recipient of the bond, either the State or the City, shall have jurisdiction over release amounts and timing. (Ord. 1851, 11-30-2009)