Section 69-25B-3 - Definitions. - New Mexico Statutes

69-25B-3. Definitions.

As used in the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Act [69-25B-1 to 69-25B-11 NMSA 1978]:   

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 land or water that was mined or that was affected by mining, wastebanks, processing or other mining processes and abandoned or left in an inadequate reclamation status and for which there is no continuing reclamation responsibility under state or federal laws;   

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.