The provisions of this part shall not apply where any preparatory work was conducted prior to January 1, 1974, or for which contracts for preparatory work or the sale of Montana coal from a new strip mine by an operator holding a valid permit under 82-4-221 were in existence and proven specific notice thereof given to the department prior to January 1, 1974.
Mont. Code Ann. § 82-4-104
Application
Known as the The Strip and Underground Mine Siting Act
The act spans §§ 82–82 (22 sections).
En. 50-1617 by Sec. 17, Ch. 280, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 50-1617.
Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.