Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS § 517.770:

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(1) Any landowner or operator conducting surface mining on July 1, 1972, shall pay the permit fee as provided in ORS § 517.800; and

(2) The State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries shall require the landowner or operator to complete erosion stabilization upon completion of mining at a mining operation exempt from reclamation under ORS § 517.770. [1971 c.719 § 17; 1979 c.435 § 4; 1985 c.292 § 17; 1987 c.260 § 3; 1987 c.361 § 2; 1999 c.492 § 2; 2009 c.270 § 2]