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Legislative Declazation in Section 34-32.5-102 of The Colorado Land Reclamation Act for the Extraction of Construction Materials States That: (1) It is declazed to be the policy of this state that [he extraction of construction materials and the reclamation of land affected by such extraction aze both necessary and proper activities. It is further declazed to be the policy of this state that both such activities should be and are compatible. It is the intent of the general assembly by the enactment of this article to foster and encourage the development of an economically sound and stable mining and construction materials industry and to encourage the orderly development of the state's natural resources, while requiring those persons involved in mining operations to reclaim land affected by such operations so that the affected land maybe put to a use beneficial to the people of this state. It is the further intent of the general assembly by the enactment of this article to conserve natural resources, to aid in the protection of wildlife and aquatic resources, to establish agricultural, recreational, residential, and industrial sites, and to protect and promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the people of this state. (2) The general assembly further declares that it is the intent of this article to require the development of a mined land reclamation regulatory program in which the economic costs of reclamation measures utilized beaz a reasonable relationship to the environmental benefits derived from such measures. The mined land reclamation board or the division, when considering the requirements of reclamation measures, shall evaluate the benefits expected to result from the use of such measures. It is also the intent of the general assembly that consideration be given to the economic reasonableness of the action of the mined land reclamation boazd or the division. In considering economic reasonableness, the financial condition of an operator shall not be a factor. (3) These Rules shall apply to all operators of existing mining operations that extract constmction materials only, as defined in the statute, and to all new operations that engage only in the extraction of construction materials.