{"data":{"id":"us-mt/75-10-1404","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"75-10-1404","heading":"Minimum reclamation standards.","body":"(1) Except as provided in 75-10-1411, mine and smelter waste repositories constructed by persons undertaking a remedial action on property owned by another must be capped with a minimum of 24 inches of cover material, including a minimum of 6 inches of topsoil, and revegetated as provided in subsection (3).\n(2) Except as agreed to by the person undertaking the remedial action and the property owner or as provided in 75-10-1411, locations where mine or smelter waste has been removed by a person undertaking a remedial action on property owned by someone other than the waste owner must be capped by a minimum of 6 inches of topsoil and revegetated as provided in subsection (3).\n(3) Except as provided in 75-10-1411:\n(a) mine and smelter waste repositories or lands where mine or smelter waste has been removed must be revegetated using plant species native to the area; and\n(b) revegetated areas must achieve a vegetative cover equal to 85% of the vegetation cover of adjacent lands that were not previously disturbed within 3 years of the initial seeding.","path":["TITLE 75. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION","CHAPTER 10. WASTE AND LITTER CONTROL","Part 14. Mine and Smelter Waste Remediation"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0750/chapter_0100/part_0140/section_0040/0750-0100-0140-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:59:52Z","sha256":"bbd5060163ecc5241121d8ecc72cf45a55e780c760a0b2ac8e5cdf9e4987fa55","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/75-10-1403","next":"us-mt/75-10-1405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}