(a) Any valid permit issued pursuant to this article carries with it the right of successive renewal upon expiration with respect to areas within the boundaries of the existing permit. All permittees shall publish a Class I legal advertisement in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter fifty-nine of this code.(b) If an application for renewal of a valid permit includes a proposal to extend the quarry mining operation beyond the boundaries authorized in the existing permit, that portion of the application for renewal which addresses any new land area is subject to the requirements for permit modifications as provided in section ten of this article. Application for permit renewal shall be made at least one hundred twenty days prior to the expiration of the valid permit.
West Virginia Legal Code