Terms Used In Utah Code 40-8-12.5

  • Operator: means a natural person, corporation, association, partnership, receiver, trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, fiduciary, agent, or other organization or representative, either public or private, owning, controlling, or managing a mining operation or proposed mining operation. See Utah Code 40-8-4
  • Reclamation: means actions performed during or after mining operations to shape, stabilize, revegetate, or treat the land affected in order to achieve a safe, stable ecological condition and use that is consistent with local environmental conditions. See Utah Code 40-8-4
     Every operator shall be obligated to conduct reclamation and shall be responsible for the costs and expenses thereof.

Enacted by Chapter 147, 1987 General Session