This bill addresses mining and critical infrastructure materials operations.
This bill:
- modifies definitions;
- changes vested critical infrastructure materials use provisions to make them more similar to vested mining provisions;
- addresses operations on new land;
- amends provisions related to vested mining operations;
- repeals redundant notice requirements;
- repeals study requirements; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 17-41-402, 78B-6-1101
Substitute #1: 17-41-101, 17-41-402, 17-41-502, 78B-6-1101