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”). Local governments would be preempted from imposing additional regulations and restrictions.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
Amendment offered
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To require that mining permit applicants must describe characteristics of the waste rock and mine tailings removed in the mining process.
The amendment failed 11 to 24 (details)
Amendment offered
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To require a public hearing on a proposed mining operation.
The amendment failed 10 to 25 (details)
Amendment offered
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To require that mining operations must test for PH (acid or base) in nearby wells, in addition to other specified substances.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 24 to 11 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Amendment offered
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To prohibit small copper mines within 1,320 feet of an occupied residential building, and let local governments regulate loud blasting, crushing and grinding operations between 6:00 am and 9:00 pm.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To mandate state water testing if a local government finds evidence of contamination.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To require a public hearing on a proposed mining operation.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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T0 require that mining permit applicants must describe characteristics of the waste rock and mine tailings removed in the mining process.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To remove the word "significant" from language in the that excludes mining in dirt and rock that contains "significant acid-forming or leachable characteristics." Under the bill such mines would be subject to the much more rigorous regulations on large mines.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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O require that mining operations must test for "total dissolved solids" in nearby wells, in addition to other specified substances.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Passed in the House 74 to 35 (details)
To establish a separate and more streamlined regulatory regime over small ("native") copper mining operations. Local governments would be preempted from imposing additional regulations and restrictions.
