It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare through measures to reclaim the surface of all the lands within the state disturbed by exploration and surface and underground mining operations and measures to assure the proper closure of cyanidation facilities and thereby conserve natural resources, aid in the protection of wildlife, domestic animals, and aquatic resources, and reduce soil erosion.
Idaho Code § 47-1501
Purpose of chapter
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 639 F. Supp. 1208 - Cooper v. Unimin Corp. (1986)
Most recently applied in 639 F. Supp. 1208 - Cooper v. Unimin Corp. (July 1986)
1971, ch. 206, § 1, p. 898; am. 1973, ch. 180, § 1, p. 415; am. 2005, ch. 167, § 3, p. 509; am. 2019, ch. 226, § 2, p. 693.
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