NAC362.250. “Reclamation” defined.

“Reclamation” means actions performed during or after a mining operation or developmental work which are consistent with the provisions of NRS concerning mines and minerals, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and which are identified in a reclamation plan to shape, stabilize, revegetate or otherwise treat the land in order to return it to a safe, stable condition consistent with the establishment of a productive postmining use of the land and the abandonment of a facility in a manner which ensures the public safety, as well as the encouragement of techniques which minimize the adverse visual effects. The term does not include any action performed after the closure of a mine.

     (Added to NAC by Tax Comm’n by R161-05, eff. 2-23-2006)