Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Chapter 17.24 - RECLAMATION
Subchapter 17.24.11 - Strip and Underground Mine Reclamation Act: Bonding, Insurance, Reporting, and Special Areas
Rule 17.24.1131 - PROTECTION OF PARKS, HISTORIC SITES, AND OTHER LANDS
Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 17.24.1131
Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024
(1) In addition to those areas upon which strip or underground mining is specifically prohibited pursuant to 82-4-227(13), MCA, subject to valid existing rights, no strip or underground coal mining may be conducted, unless the operation existed on August 3, 1977:
(a) on any lands upon which the mining would
adversely affect any publicly owned park or places included in the national
register of historic sites unless mining thereof is approved jointly by the
department and the federal, state, or local agency with jurisdiction over the
park or historic sites;
(b) on any
lands within the national system of trails.
AUTH: 82-4-205, MCA; IMP: 82-4-227, MCA
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