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Title 43 - MINERAL RESOURCESChapter 517 - MINING AND MINING CLAIMSRECLAMATION OF MINING LANDS
NONAGGREGATE MINERAL SURFACE MINES
Section 517.951 - Legislative intent not to assume exclusive jurisdiction

ORS § 517.951

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Section 517.951 - Legislative intent not to assume exclusive jurisdiction

The Legislative Assembly declares that ORS 517.910 to 517.989 are not intended to provide the legal basis for assumption by the State of Oregon of exclusive jurisdiction over the environmental regulation of surface coal mining and reclamation operations described in section 503 of the federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1253).

ORS 517.951

Formerly 517.955

517.951 was added to and made a part of 517.702 to 517.989 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.