Definitions

As used in the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Act: A. "director" means the director of the mining and minerals division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department; B. "eligible lands and water" means all lands and water eligible for expenditures pursuant to the federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, as amended; C. "emergency" means a sudden danger or impairment that presents a high probability of substantial physical harm to health, safety or general welfare of people before the danger can be abated under normal program procedures; and D. "fund" means the abandoned mine reclamation fund. History: Laws 1980, ch. 87, § 3; 1985, ch. 42, § 1; 1987, ch. 234, § 55; 1992, ch. 18, § 3; 2011, ch. 65, § 1.