34-33-137. Reservation clause.

Statute text

Passage of this article shall not be deemed to be an admission by the state of Colorado as to the legality or constitutionality of the federal "Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977", as amended, and shall not be construed to limit, waive, or otherwise affect the right of the state of Colorado, or its agencies, from contesting the constitutional or statutory validity of any part, section, provision, requirement, or regulation promulgated under such act, pursuant to which this article has been enacted.

History

Source: L. 79: Entire article added, p. 1304, 1, effective July 1.

Annotations

Cross references: For the "Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977", see 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.

ARTICLE 34
ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION PROGRAM

Annotations

Editor's note: (1) This article 34 was added in 2005. For amendments to this article 34 prior to its repeal in 2023, consult the 2022 Colorado Revised Statutes and the Colorado statutory research explanatory note beginning on page vii in the front of this volume.

(2) Section 34-34-102 (3) provided for the repeal of this article 34, effective July 1, 2023. (See L. 2020, p. 765.)