Utah Statutes

§ 40-10-25.2 — Liability limitation for abandoned mine reclamation.

Utah § 40-10-25.2

JurisdictionUtah

Title 40Mines and Mining

Ch. 40-10Coal Mining and Reclamation

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Bluebook

Utah Code Ann. § 40-10-25.2 (2026).

Text

(1)The state is not liable for any costs or damages resulting from action taken or not taken to carry out an abandoned mine reclamation plan.

(2)(2)(a) Subsection (1) does not preclude liability for costs or damages resulting from gross negligence or intentional misconduct by the state.

(2)(b) For purposes of this section, reckless, willful, or wanton misconduct constitutes gross negligence.

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Legislative History

Enacted by Chapter 225, 1991 General Session

Nearby Sections

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§ 40-1-1

Lode claims -- Size and shape -- Discovery necessary.

§ 40-1-10

Certified copies of records evidence.

§ 40-1-11

Interfering with notices, stakes, or monuments -- Penalty.

§ 40-1-12

Damages for wrongful removal of ores.

§ 40-1-2

Discovery monument -- Notice of location -- Contents.

§ 40-1-3

Boundaries to be marked.

§ 40-1-4

Copy of location notice to be recorded.

§ 40-1-6

Affidavit of performance of annual labor or payment of maintenance fee.

§ 40-1-7

District recorders -- Office abolished.

§ 40-1-8

Vacancy and removal -- County recorder to receive records.

§ 40-1-9

County recorder may certify district records.

§ 40-10-1

Legislative finding.

§ 40-10-10

Permit application fee -- Submission of application and reclamation plan -- Determinations, tests, and samplings -- Filing of application -- Insurance required -- Blasting plan.

§ 40-10-11

Division action on permit application -- Requirements for approval -- List of applicant's mining law violation -- Restoration of prime farmland.

§ 40-10-12

Revised permit and reclamation plan -- Application -- Transfer, assignment, or sale of rights -- Revision or modification of permit provisions.

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