2019 House Bill 5305

Subject all mining to local permit mandates

Introduced in the House

Dec. 19, 2019

Introduced by Rep. Rebekah Warren (D-55)

To subject all mining in this state to local government permit and regulation regimes specified in the bill, which mirror state permit and regulation regimes. Among other things his would include a provision requiring owners and investors to persuade local regulators that a project “is superior to each alternative considering cost, feasibility, logistics, public health, community impact, environmental impact, and any other appropriate factor”.

Referred to the Committee on Transportation