Exclusions
Known as the Surface Mining Act
The act spans §§ 69–69 (36 sections).
Laws 1979, ch. 291, § 31; 1992, ch. 18, § 1.
The provisions of the Surface Mining Act do not apply to the extraction of coal:
A. by a landowner for his own noncommercial use from land owned or leased by him; or
B. as an incidental part of federal, state or local government-financed highway or other construction under regulations established by the commission.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.