TITLE 47

MINES AND MINING

CHAPTER 17

IDAHO ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION ACT

47-1701.  Purpose of act. It is the purpose of this act to provide for the reclamation of abandoned mines on state and federal lands and on certain private lands, thereby protecting human health, safety and welfare, conserving natural resources, aiding in the protection of wildlife, aquatic resources, domestic animals, and reducing soil erosion.

History:

[47-1701, added 1994, ch. 220, sec. 1, p. 703; am. 1999, ch. 44, sec. 3, p. 105.]