Montana § 82-4-234 Commencement Of Reclamation

Montana Statutes

§ 82-4-234 — Commencement Of Reclamation

Montana § 82-4-234

Title 82MINERALS, OIL, AND GAS

Ch. 4RECLAMATION

Part 2Coal and Uranium Mine Reclamation

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 82-4-234 (2026).

Text

82-4-234 . Commencement of reclamation. The operator shall commence the reclamation of the area of land affected by the operator's operation as soon as possible after the beginning of strip mining or underground mining of that area in accordance with plans previously approved by the department. Those grading, backfilling, subsidence stabilization, topsoiling, and water management practices that are approved in the plans must be kept current with the operation as defined by rules of the department, and a permit or supplement to a permit may not be issued if, in the discretion of the department, these practices are not current.

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82-4-234 . Commencement of reclamation. The operator shall commence the reclamation of the area of land affected by the operator's operation as soon as possible after the beginning of strip mining or underground mining of that area in accordance with plans previously approved by the department. Those grading, backfilling, subsidence stabilization, topsoiling, and water management practices that are approved in the plans must be kept current with the operation as defined by rules of the department, and a permit or supplement to a permit may not be issued if, in the discretion of the department, these practices are not current.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 13, Ch. 325, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 441, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 50-1046; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 196, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 204, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 92, Ch. 324, L. 2021.