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2017 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 69 - Mines
Article 25B - Abandoned Mine Reclamation
Section 69-25B-3 - Definitions.
Universal Citation: NM Stat § 69-25B-3 (2017)
69-25B-3. Definitions.
As used in the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Act:
A. "director" means the director of the mining and minerals division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department;
B. "eligible lands and water" means all lands and water eligible for expenditures pursuant to the federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, as amended;
C. "emergency" means a sudden danger or impairment that presents a high probability of substantial physical harm to health, safety or general welfare of people before the danger can be abated under normal program procedures; and
D. "fund" means the abandoned mine reclamation fund.
History: Laws 1980, ch. 87, 3; 1985, ch. 42, 1; 1987, ch. 234, 55; 1992, ch. 18, 3; 2011, ch. 65, 1.
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