This bill proposes updates to section 27-1271 of the Arizona Revised Statutes concerning aggregate mining operations. The current law allows an owner or operator to submit a single reclamation plan for multiple mining units, but the bill removes the date restriction of January 1, 2006, and modifies the notice requirements for residential property owners. Specifically, it changes the language from requiring notice of a "reclamation plan" to a notice of the "aggregate mining unit," and broadens the definition of affected property owners to include all owners within a half-mile radius, rather than just those whose properties are specifically located within that radius.

Additionally, the bill introduces new provisions that specify the notice requirement applies only to new reclamation plans submitted after September 15, 2024, and allows for prior public notices related to special use permitting or other applications to satisfy the notice requirement if they were distributed within the same radius. The act is designed to be retroactive to September 15, 2024, ensuring that the updated notice requirements are applicable to future mining operations.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 27-1271