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Section 69-25A-1 - Short title. - Chapter 69, Article 25A NMSA 1978 may be cited as...
Section 69-25A-2 - Purpose of act. - It is the purpose of the Surface Mining Act to:...
Section 69-25A-3 - Definitions. - As used in the Surface Mining Act: A. "commission" means...
Section 69-25A-4 - Coal surface mining commission; duties. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.) - A. The "coal surface mining commission" is created. The commission...
Section 69-25A-5 - Regulations. - A. The commission shall adopt and file such reasonable regulations...
Section 69-25A-6 - Procedure for adopting regulations. - A. No regulation may be adopted, amended or repealed without...
Section 69-25A-7 - Petition to initiate regulations. - A. After the commission has adopted the regulations required by...
Section 69-25A-8 - Director; duties. - The director shall perform all duties specified in the Surface...
Section 69-25A-9 - General provisions pertaining to permits. - A. No later than eight months from the date on...
Section 69-25A-10 - Permit application requirements. - A. Each application for a surface coal mining and reclamation...
Section 69-25A-11 - Public liability and self-insurance requirements. - A. Each applicant for a permit shall submit to the...
Section 69-25A-12 - Reclamation plan requirements. - A. Each reclamation plan submitted as part of a permit...
Section 69-25A-13 - Performance bonds. - A. After a surface coal mining and reclamation permit application...
Section 69-25A-14 - Permit approval or denial. - A. Upon the basis of a complete mining application and...
Section 69-25A-15 - Revision of permits. - A. During the term of the permit the permittee may...
Section 69-25A-16 - Coal exploration. - A. Coal exploration operations which substantially disturb the natural land...
Section 69-25A-17 - Public notice and public hearings. - A. At the time of submission of an application for...
Section 69-25A-18 - Decisions of director and appeals. - A. If an informal conference has been held pursuant to...
Section 69-25A-19 - Environmental protection performance standards; surface coal mining operations. - A. Any permit issued under the Surface Mining Act to...
Section 69-25A-20 - Environmental protection performance standards; surface effects of underground coal mining operations. - A. The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations directed toward...
Section 69-25A-21 - Inspection and monitoring. - A. The commission, by regulation, shall require any permittee to:...
Section 69-25A-22 - Penalties and sanctions. - A. Any permittee who violates any permit condition or any...
Section 69-25A-23 - Release of performance bonds. - A. The permittee may file a request with the director...
Section 69-25A-24 - Citizen suits. - A. Any person having an interest which is or may...
Section 69-25A-25 - Enforcement. - A. When the director determines that any condition or practices...
Section 69-25A-26 - Areas unsuitable for surface coal mining; petitions; exclusions. - A. Subject to valid existing rights, no surface coal mining...
Section 69-25A-27 - Cooperative agreement between the state of New Mexico and the United States. - The governor is authorized to enter into a cooperative agreement...
Section 69-25A-28 - Applicability to public agencies, public utilities and public corporations. - Any agency, unit or instrumentality of federal, state or local...
Section 69-25A-29 - Administrative review. - A. A permittee issued a notice or order by the...
Section 69-25A-30 - Judicial review. - A. A party to a proceeding before the director who...
Section 69-25A-31 - Exclusions. - The provisions of the Surface Mining Act do not apply...
Section 69-25A-32 - Conflict of interest; penalty; disclosure. - A. It is unlawful for a state employee who performs...
Section 69-25A-33 - Experimental practices or other use. - To encourage advances in mining and reclamation practices or to...
Section 69-25A-34 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1980, ch. 12, § 1, repealed 69-25A-34...
Section 69-25A-35 - Administrative procedures; applicability. - The administrative procedures provided in the Surface Mining Act are...
Section 69-25A-36 - Termination of agency life; delayed repeal. - The coal surface mining commission is terminated on July 1,...