Montana Statutes
§ 75-10-1401 — Definitions
Montana·Title 75 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION·Ch. 10 WASTE AND LITTER CONTROL·Part 14 Mine and Smelter Waste Remediation
75-10-1401 . Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:
(1)"Department" means the department of environmental quality provided for in 2-15-3501 .
(2)"Mine waste" means soil, rock, and other earthen materials excavated from a mine and slimes, tailings, dusts, sludges, or other waste products from the crushing, cleaning, milling, or beneficiation of ores or other mineral-bearing materials, including material that may have migrated from its original place of deposition by erosion or human transit, and that contain hazardous or deleterious substances.
(3)"Smelter waste" means cinders, clinker, slag, and other waste products from the reduction of ores by any means, including material that may have migrated from its original plac
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 1, Ch. 200, L. 2009.
Nearby Sections
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§ 75-10-1001
Short Title§ 75-10-1002
Purpose§ 75-10-1003
Definitions§ 75-10-1004
Prohibition§ 75-10-1007
Criminal Penalty§ 75-10-101
Purpose§ 75-10-102
Public Policies§ 75-10-103
Definitions§ 75-10-104
Duties Of Department§ 75-10-105
Powers Of Department§ 75-10-106
Repealed§ 75-10-108
And 75-10-109 Reserved