Mines And Mining
Idaho 2025 Regular Session
States findings of the Legislature and requests Idaho work with the federal government to reform certain federal acts that impede the production and processing of minerals in Idaho. [SJM-102]
MINES AND MINING -- States findings of the Legislature and requests Idaho work with the federal government to reform certain federal acts that impede the production and processing of minerals in Idaho.
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Gettr Idaho 2025 Regular Session
Amends and adds to existing law to provide for the adjustment of line license tax allocations, the expenditures of reclamation funds, voluntary contributions, the establishment of an advisory committee, the responsibilities of the department of lands, and the setting of reclamation priorities. [HB-226]
MINES AND MINING -- Amends and adds to existing law to provide for the adjustment of line license tax allocations, the expenditures of reclamation funds, voluntary contributions, the establishment of an advisory committee, the responsibilities of the department of lands, and the setting of reclamation priorities.
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Electric generating facility closures; public disclosure, integrated resource plans. [SB-1247]
Electric utilities; closure of carbon-emitting generating units. Requires each owner of a large carbon-emitting power plant to provide notice to relevant localities and state agencies about the decision to close the plant within 30 days of making such decision The bill requires localities in which such facilities are located, and planning district commissions in such localities, to conduct public hearings regarding the impending closure within six months of receipt of such notice. The bill requires the Division of Energy to maintain a public website
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Gold; Secretary of Natural Resources, et al., to study mining and processing. [HB-2213]
Work group; gold mining; report. Directs the Secretary of Natural Resources, the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, and the Secretary of Commerce and Trade to establish a work group to study the mining of gold in the Commonwealth. The bill requires that the study be conducted in consultation with the Virginia Council on Environmental Justice and appropriate stakeholders, including experts in mining, hydrology, toxicology, and other fields; environmental organizations; representatives of potentially affected communities in localities with significant
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Mines and Mining and Virginia Energy Plan; revision of Titles 45.1 and 67. [SB-1453]
Revision of Titles 45.1 and 67. Creates proposed Title 45.2 (Mines, Minerals, and Energy) as a revision of existing Title 45.1 (Mines and Mining) and existing Title 67 (Virginia Energy Plan). Proposed Title 45.2 consists of 21 chapters divided into five subtitles: Subtitle I (Administration), Subtitle II (Coal Mining), Subtitle III (Mineral Mines), Subtitle IV (Gas and Oil), and Subtitle V (Other Sources of Energy; Energy Policy). The bill organizes the laws in a more logical manner, removes obsolete and duplicative provisions, and improves the
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Electric generating facility closures; public disclosure, integrated resource plans. [HB-1834]
Electric utilities; closure of carbon-emitting generating units. Requires each owner of a large carbon-emitting power plant to provide notice to relevant localities and state agencies about the decision to close the plant within 30 days of making such decision The bill requires localities in which such facilities are located, and planning district commissions in such localities, to conduct public hearings regarding the impending closure within six months of receipt of such notice. The bill requires the Division of Energy to maintain a public website
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Tourism Development Authority; name change. [SB-1399]
Tourism Development Authority; name change. Renames the Tourism Development Authority, also known as the Virginia Coalfield Regional Tourism Development Authority, as the Heart of Appalachia Tourism Authority. The bill contains technical amendments. Tourism Development Authority; name change. Renames the Tourism Development Authority, also known as the Virginia Coalfield Regional Tourism Development Authority, as the Heart of Appalachia Tourism Authority. The bill contains technical amendments.
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Mines, Minerals and Energy, Department of; renamed the Department of Energy. [HB-1855]
Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy. Renames the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy as the Department of Energy. Within the Department, the bill renames the Division of Mined Land Reclamation as the Division of Mined Land Repurposing and renames the Division of Energy as the Division of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy. Renames the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy as the Department of Energy. Within the Department, the bill renames the Division of Mined Land Reclamation as the Division
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Utah 2019 General Session
Oil, Gas, and Mining Revisions [SB-178]
Oil, Gas, and Mining Revisions
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Utah 2019 General Session
Intestate Succession Amendments [SB-78]
Intestate Succession Amendments
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Idaho 2016 Regular Session
Amends existing law to revise certain required reclamation activities; to revise bond amount provisions and to provide for written notice by the State Board of Land Commissioners to an operator of rejection of a request for bond release upon the board's determination that the requirements of a reclamation plan or permanent closure plan have not been met. [SB-1197]
MINES AND MINING - Amends existing law to revise certain required reclamation activities; to revise bond amount provisions and to provide for written notice by the State Board of Land Commissioners to an operator of rejection of a request for bond release upon the board's determination that the requirements of a reclamation plan or permanent closure plan have not been met.
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Utah 2015 Regular Session
Oil, Gas, and Mining Amendments [SB-188]
Oil, Gas, and Mining Amendments
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Utah 2015 Regular Session
Concurrent Resolution on Carbon Sequestration on Rangelands [HCR-8]
Concurrent Resolution on Carbon Sequestration on Rangelands
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Utah 2015 Regular Session
Substitute Utah Research Institute for Mine Safety and Productivity [HB-149]
Substitute Utah Research Institute for Mine Safety and Productivity
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Solar generation and net metering, distributed; DEQ & DMME to jointly study costs and benefits. [SR-47]
Study; distributed solar generation and net metering; report. Requests the Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy to jointly convene a stakeholder group to study the costs and benefits of distributed solar generation and net metering. The stakeholder group shall include representatives from public utilities, the solar industry, local governments, environmental advocacy groups, and academic institutions. The stakeholder group shall examine data relevant to determining the costs and benefits of interconnected
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Coal-mined areas; reclamation. [SB-560]
Reclamation of coal-mined areas. Amends the Virginia Coal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1979 by removing the ability of certain applicants to provide a bond without separate surety. The bill also raises the target balance of the Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund (the Fund) from $1.75 million to $20 million, alters the method of deducting certain expenditures from the Fund, and makes technical amendments. The provisions of the bill affecting § 45.1-270.4 have an expiration date of July 1, 2017.
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Gas severance tax; extends sunset provision to December 31, 2015. [SB-552]
Gas severance tax. Extends the sunset date from December 31, 2014, to December 31, 2015, for the local gas severance tax that is dedicated to (i) the Gas Road Improvement Fund, (ii) the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Fund, and (iii) water, sewer, and gas lines.
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Coalbed methane; arbitration of conflicting claims of ownership. [SB-548]
Coalbed methane; arbitration of conflicting claims of ownership. Allows a party to appeal an arbitrator's decision to the circuit court and authorizes the court to award attorney fees. Under current law, the circuit court may confirm, vacate, or correct the arbitrator's decision. The bill also requires arbitrators to be retired circuit court judges and provides that arbitration may be requested by any claimant and need not be requested by all claimants.
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Uranium exploration; sampling of well near activity. [SB-547]
Sampling of well near uranium exploration activity. Requires the holder of a permit to conduct uranium activities to contact those property owners who have wells located within 750 feet of the exploration activity and, with the owners' consent, to periodically sample their water supply. The bill requires sampling every six months during the time the exploration activity is being conducted and six months after the exploratory drill holes have been plugged. The permit holder is required to submit the results of the tests to the State Health Department,
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Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Area; prohibition on oil and gas drilling. [SB-48]
Drilling in the Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Area. Allows the drilling for oil and gas in the Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Area if certain Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) standards for the protection of groundwater and surface water are met. The Department of Mining, Minerals and Energy (DMME) is not authorized to issue a permit to drill in the Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Area until DEQ has completed its review of (i) the current surface water and groundwater quality and quantity regulations in the management
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