A. Nothing in the New Mexico Mining Act shall supersede current or future requirements and standards of any other applicable federal or state law.

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B. After the effective date of the New Mexico Mining Act and until the commission adopts regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of the New Mexico Mining Act, county mining laws or ordinances shall apply to mining within their jurisdictions in New Mexico.