2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 69 - Mines
Article 25A - Surface Mining
Section 69-25A-1 - Short title.

Universal Citation: NM Stat § 69-25A-1 (2018)
69-25A-1. Short title.

Chapter 69, Article 25A NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Surface Mining Act".

History: Laws 1979, ch. 291, § 1; 2000, ch. 4, § 19.

ANNOTATIONS

Cross references. — For regulation of hard rock mines, see the New Mexico Mining Act, Chapter 69, Article 36 NMSA 1978.

The 2000 amendment, effective February 15, 2000, substituted "Chapter 69, Article 25A NMSA 1978" for "This act".

Law reviews. — For article, "Promoting Economic Incentives for Environmental Protection in the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977: An Analysis of the Design and Implementation of Reclamation Performance Bonds," see 25 Nat. Resources J. 389 (1985).

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Mine tailings as real or personal property, 75 A.L.R.4th 965.

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