A. The state mine inspector shall employ staff who have the necessary and appropriate experience in aggregate mining and reclaiming aggregate mined lands.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 27-1202

  • Aggregate mining unit: means an individual portion of an aggregate mining facility that encompasses one or more surface disturbances. See Arizona Laws 27-1201
  • including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Inspector: means the state mine inspector. See Arizona Laws 27-1201
  • Reclamation: means measures that are taken on surface disturbances at exploration operations and aggregate mining units to achieve stability and safety consistent with postaggregate mining land use objectives specified in the reclamation plan. See Arizona Laws 27-1201
  • Stability: means the condition of land with respect to its erosion potential and ability to withstand seismic activity. See Arizona Laws 27-1201

B. Except as provided by subsection C, the authority to administer aggregate mined land reclamation is conferred on the state mine inspector as provided in this chapter.

C. Subsection B of this section does not apply to a city or town that adopted an ordinance before January 1, 2005 requiring aggregate mined land reclamation. This section does not affect the legal status of nonconforming uses in a city or town.

D. The requirements of a reclamation plan under this chapter and a floodplain use regulation for the same aggregate mining unit or exploration operation, including any financial assurance requirements, shall not contradict or be redundant or inconsistent with the requirements of this chapter.

E. This chapter does not supersede the requirements of a county flood control district to maintain stability and the flood carrying capacity of the floodplain.

F. This chapter does not supersede the requirements of title 49 or any other applicable federal, state or local law.

 

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