§182-13  Surrender of mining leases. Any lessee of a mining lease, who has complied fully with all the terms,covenants, and conditions of the existing lease, may, with the consent of theboard of land and natural resources, surrender at any time and from time totime all or any part of a mining lease or the land contained therein uponpayments as consideration therefor two years' rent prorated upon the portion ofthe lease or land surrendered.  The lessee shall thereupon be relieved of anyfurther liability or duty with respect to the land or lease so surrendered;provided that nothing herein contained shall constitute a waiver of anyliability or duty the lessee may have with respect to the land or leasesurrendered as a result of any previous activities conducted on the land orunder the lease.  Upon the termination, cancellation, or surrender of anymining lease or any portion thereof, the lessee shall have the right to removeany and all equipment, buildings, and plants placed on the land surrendered bythe holder of the mining lease.  A mining lease may also be surrendered if as aresult of a final determination by a court of competent jurisdiction, thelessee is found to have acquired no rights in or to the minerals on reservedlands, nor the right to exploit the same, pursuant to the lease, and, in suchevent, the lessee shall be reimbursed for rentals paid to the State pursuant tothe lease. [L 1963, c 11, pt of §1; Supp, §99A-13; HRS §182-13]