Table of Contents TITLE 82. MINERALS, OIL, AND GAS CHAPTER 4. RECLAMATION Part 4. Opencut Mining Reclamation

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82-4-401 — Short title 1 82-4-402 — Intent, findings, and pol... 1 82-4-403 — Definitions 82-4-404 — Exemption – operations co... 82-4-405 — Inapplicability to govern... 82-4-406 — Exemption – opencut opera... 82-4-422 — Powers, duties, and funct... 82-4-424 — Receipt and expenditure o... 82-4-425 — Inspection of opencut ope... 82-4-426 — Reclamation of land on wh... 1 82-4-427 — Hearing – appeal – venue 1 82-4-431 — Permit for mining, proces... 4 82-4-432 — Application for permit –... 82-4-433 — Bond 2 82-4-434 — Plan of operation – requi... 82-4-436 — Plan amendments by depart... 82-4-437 — Annual report – fees 82-4-438 — Opencut fund – use of fun... 82-4-439 — Extended review – criteri... 82-4-441 — Administrative and judici... 82-4-442 — Suspension and revocation... 82-4-445 — Reclamation of abandoned... 82-4-446 — Filing of lien for abando...

Mont. Code Ann. § 82-4-406

(2023)

Exemption – opencut operations on federal and state lands

This part is not applicable to operations on certain federal and state lands as specified by the department, provided it is first determined by the department that laws, regulations, or rules administered or issued by the federal or state agency administering or having jurisdiction over the affected land impose controls for opencut operations on those lands equal to or greater than those imposed by this part.

Official Annotations archive.org, 2023 edition

History:

EnactedEn. 50-1517 by SectionSec. 1, ChapterCh. 219, Laws ofL. 1975

AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 31, ChapterCh. 39, Laws ofL. 1977

Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1947, 50-1517

AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 4, ChapterCh. 385, Laws ofL. 2007 (HB 583 - Jopek, Mike (D) HD 4)

AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 105, ChapterCh. 324, Laws ofL. 2021 (SB 233 - Ankney, Duane (R) SD 20)

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