{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-27-993","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 27-993","heading":"New exploration operation","body":"A. Beginning April 1, 1997, the owner or operator of a new exploration operation shall furnish a financial assurance mechanism to the state mine inspector in an amount equivalent to two thousand dollars per acre of new surface disturbance, unless the inspector approves a cost estimate for an amount less than two thousand dollars per acre.\n\nB. An owner or operator may provide a single financial assurance mechanism for all of its exploration operations conducted in this state.","path":["Title 27 Minerals, Oil and Gas"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/27/00993.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"c872b447dd8edf76aaf231ce2f08598c4a416115a68dcaaa3a22b139880e14cf","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-27-992","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-27-994"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}