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The commission shall collect a fee for:
Terms Used In Utah Code 40-2-402
| (a) |
the taking of a certification test; or |
| (b) |
the retaking of one or more sections of a certification test. |
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| (2) |
| (a) |
The commission shall establish fees by following Section 63J-1-504. |
| (b) |
Notwithstanding Section 63J-1-504, the commission:
| (i) |
shall retain the fees as dedicated credits; and |
| (ii) |
may only use the fees to administer the certification test. |
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| (3) |
An applicant who fails any section of the certification test may retake that section of the test. |
| (4) |
| (a) |
An applicant who wishes to obtain a mine foreman certificate shall have at least four years varied underground coal mining experience, of which:
| (i) |
two years’ experience may be credited to a mining engineering graduate of an accredited four-year college; or |
| (ii) |
one year’s experience may be credited to a graduate of a two-year course in mining technology. |
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| (b) |
| (i) |
An applicant who wishes to obtain a surface foreman certificate shall have at least three years of varied surface experience. |
| (ii) |
The commission may grant a surface foreman certificate applicant credit for surface experience in any other industry that has substantially equivalent surface facilities. |
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| (c) |
An applicant who wishes to obtain a fire boss certificate shall have at least two years of underground coal mining experience, of which:
| (i) |
one year’s experience may be credited to a mining engineering graduate of an accredited four-year college; or |
| (ii) |
six months’ experience may be credited to a graduate of a two-year course in mining technology. |
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| (d) |
An applicant who wishes to obtain an underground mine electrician certificate shall have at least one year of varied electrical experience as specified in 30 C.F.R. § 75.153. |
| (e) |
An applicant who wishes to obtain a surface mine electrician certificate shall have at least one year of varied surface electrical experience as specified in 30 C.F.R. § 77.103. |
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| (5) |
A certificate granted under Section 40-2-401 and this section shall expire if the certificate holder ceases to work in the mining industry or a mine related industry for more than five consecutive years. |
Amended by Chapter 183, 2009 General Session
