AZ HB2078

Requires owners or operators of aggregate mining facilities to notify all residential property owners within a one-half mile radius when submitting a new proposed aggregate mining unit, including name and contact information of a designated representative

Applies the notice requirement only to new reclamation plans for new aggregate mining operations submitted after September 15, 2024

Allows the notice requirement to be satisfied through prior public notices from special use permitting, rezoning, annexation applications, or other public notices distributed within a one-half mile radius of the operation

Removes outdated language referencing the January 1, 2006 start date for reclamation plan submissions

Applies retroactively to actions occurring after September 15, 2024