Introduced
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To revise a regulatory permit exemption for a mining operation that holds mineral tailings or deposits in a body of water the company owns. The bill would slightly broaden the exemption, while clarifying that the exemptions do not apply to any discharge of waste or waste effluent that escapes the tailings pit.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Passed in the Senate 23 to 11 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Passed in the House 63 to 45 (details)
To revise a regulatory permit exemption for a mining operation that holds mineral tailings or deposits in a body of water the company owns. The bill would slightly broaden the exemption, while clarifying that the exemptions do not apply to any discharge of waste or waste effluent that escapes the tailings pit.
