New Mexico § 69-25B-3 Definitions

New Mexico Statutes

§ 69-25B-3 — Definitions

New Mexico § 69-25B-3

Ch. 69Mines

Art. 25BAbandoned Mine Reclamation

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Bluebook

N.M. Stat. Ann. § 69-25B-3 (2026).

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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.

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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.