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2012 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 27 Minerals, Oil and Gas
27-1221 Surface disturbances created by new exploration operation or aggregate mining unit

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AZ Rev Stat § 27-1221 (through 2nd Reg Sess. 50th Leg. 2012)
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27-1221. Surface disturbances created by new exploration operation or aggregate mining unit

Beginning January 1, 2007, an owner or operator of a new exploration operation or new aggregate mining unit shall not create a surface disturbance of more than five contiguous acres until a reclamation plan and financial assurance mechanism for the exploration operation or aggregate mining unit are approved by the state mine inspector or are otherwise authorized by this chapter.

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