Introduced
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To establish a separate regulatory regime over small native copper mining operations (meaning ones that generate less than 75,000 tons of waste rock a year to extract copper “in its elemental form”).
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
Amendment offered
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Require applicant for a mining permit the bill would authorize to include details of the geology of the site.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To add more public hearing requirements.
The amendment failed 15 to 23 (details)
Passed in the Senate 25 to 13 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Amendment offered
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To exclude mining material that has significant acid-forming characteristics from the streamlined regulatory regime proposed by the bill.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To clarify that the small mining operations are not subject to local government regulation of routes used by their vehicles.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To require a public hearing on mining activity covered by the bill.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Passed in the House 99 to 9 (details)
To establish a separate regulatory regime over small native copper mining operations (meaning ones that generate less than 75,000 tons of waste rock a year to extract copper “in its elemental form”).
Substitute offered
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To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 26 to 11 (details)
To establish a separate regulatory regime over small native copper mining operations (meaning ones that generate less than 75,000 tons of waste rock a year to extract copper “in its elemental form”).
