A. Nothing in the New Mexico Mining Act shall supersede current or future requirements and standards of any other applicable federal or state law.
B. After the effective date of the New Mexico Mining Act and until the commission adopts regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of the New Mexico Mining Act, county mining laws or ordinances shall apply to mining within their jurisdictions in New Mexico.
History: Laws 1993, ch. 315, § 4.
ANNOTATIONS
Compiler’s notes. — The effective date of the New Mexico Mining Act, was the effective date of Laws 1993, ch. 315, which was June 18, 1993.
County regulatory authority not preempted. — A county ordinance containing permit requirements for mines was not expressly or completely preempted by the New Mexico Mining Act or the adoption of regulations thereunder and, to the extent its ordinance did not conflict with the Act or the regulations, the county could require compliance therewith. San Pedro Mining Corp. v. Board of Cnty. Comm’rs, 1996-NMCA-002, 121 N.M. 194, 909 P.2d 754, cert. denied, 121 N.M. 57, 908 P.2d 750.