There is hereby created a Department of Mines, which shall be charged with the execution of all laws now in force or which shall hereafter be passed in relation to mining activities and corporations engaged in mining activities within the state.

Amended by Laws 1975, SJR 37, Section 1, State Question 513, Legislative Referendum 213, adopted at election held July 22, 1975; Amended by Laws 1985, HJR 1018, Section 1, State Question 594, Legislative Referendum 258, adopted at election held August 26, 1986.