Texas Natural Resources Code

§ 131.101 — RECLAMATION PLAN

NR § 131.101Title 4. MINES AND MINING · Ch. 131. URANIUM SURFACE MINING AND RECLAMATION ACT · Art. C. PLANS AND STANDARDS

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(a)A reclamation plan shall be developed in a manner consistent with local, physical, environmental, and climatological conditions and current mining and reclamation technologies.

(b)A reclamation plan submitted as part of a permit application shall include:

(1)the identification of the entire area to be mined and affected over the estimated life of the mining operation;

(2)the condition of the land to be covered by the permit prior to any mining, including:

(A)the uses existing at the time of the application, and if the land has a history of previous mining, the uses, if reasonably ascertainable, that immediately preceded any mining; and

(B)the capability of the land prior to any mining to support a variety of uses giving consideration to soil and foundation characteristics, topography, and vegetative cover;

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Legislative history

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2616, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.