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Permit
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permit 1) v. to allow by silence, agreement or giving a license. 2) n. a license or other document given by an authorized public official or agency (building inspector, department of motor vehicles) to allow a person or business to perform certain acts. These can include building a structure, using a building, driving on the highway, conducting a retail business, and dozens of other activities. The purpose of permits is supposedly to guarantee that laws and regulations have been obeyed, but they also are a source of public revenue. (See: license)


PERMIT. A license or warrant to do something not forbidden bylaw; as, to land goods imported into the United States, after the duties have been paid or secured to be paid. Act of Cong. of 2d March, 1799, s. 49, cl. 2. See form of such a permit, Gord. Dig. Appendix, No. II. 46.


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Under the new bill, the requirement that limited rights of use and occupancy to 25 years or to the death of the owner or his or her spouse, whichever comes later, is eliminated and allows for the granting of renewals or extensions of leases or permits on federal land within the valley to the heirs, successors and assigns of lessees or permittees of record.
By comparing current demand with available supply, private sector permittees and communities can anticipate their growth trend and potential, plan appropriate investment opportunities or divestiture steps, or take collaborative actions with land managers to mitigate negative consequences of demand approaching or exceeding capacity.
One city warns it may bar permittees from receiving future building permits if a final waste management plan is not submitted properly at the projects' end.
 
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