Section sec.318ELBJ - Mineral Resources Act 1989 - Proposed geothermal or GHG lease for which EIS approval given

sec.318ELBJProposed geothermal or GHG lease for which EIS approval given

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### sec.318ELBJ Proposed geothermal or GHG lease for which EIS approval given This section applies for a mining lease application if— before the making of the application, an approval under the Environmental Protection Act , chapter 3 , part 2 was granted for the voluntary preparation of an EIS; and the EIS is for a project that is, or includes, a proposed geothermal lease or GHG lease (the proposed lease ) for land the subject of the application. The application must not be decided until— if no application is made for the proposed lease within 1 year after the granting of the approval—the end of that year; or if an application is made for the proposed lease within that year—that application is decided. s 318ELBJ ins 2009 No. 3 s 511 sub 2010 No. 31 s 525 (sec.318ELBJ-ssec.1) This section applies for a mining lease application if— before the making of the application, an approval under the Environmental Protection Act , chapter 3 , part 2 was granted for the voluntary preparation of an EIS; and the EIS is for a project that is, or includes, a proposed geothermal lease or GHG lease (the proposed lease ) for land the subject of the application. (sec.318ELBJ-ssec.2) The application must not be decided until— if no application is made for the proposed lease within 1 year after the granting of the approval—the end of that year; or if an application is made for the proposed lease within that year—that application is decided. - (a) before the making of the application, an approval under the Environmental Protection Act , chapter 3 , part 2 was granted for the voluntary preparation of an EIS; and - (b) the EIS is for a project that is, or includes, a proposed geothermal lease or GHG lease (the proposed lease ) for land the subject of the application. - (a) if no application is made for the proposed lease within 1 year after the granting of the approval—the end of that year; or - (b) if an application is made for the proposed lease within that year—that application is decided.