SF0034

Summary for LSO115 Bill No.: SF0034 Effective : 2/25/2015 LSO No.: 15LSO-0082 Enrolled Act No.: SEA 14 Chapter No.: 42 Prime Sponsor: Joint Minerals, Business & Economic Development Interim Committee Catch Title: Interstate Mining Compact commission membership. Subject: Adopts the Interstate Mining Compact and Provides for Full Membership for the State of Wyoming on the Interstate Mining Compact Commission . Summary/Major Elements: Currently, Wyoming is an associate member of the Interstate Mining Compact Commission . The director of the Department of Environmental Quality acts as the Governo r’s designee on the Commission. To become a full member of the Interstate Mining Compact Commission, Wyoming must adopt the Interstate Mining Compact. This act adopts the Interstate Mining Compact. Provides the State of Wyoming may join the Inters tate Mining Compact Commission. Allows the G overnor to appoint a designee to the Commission to perform all functions of in connection w ith business of the Compact. Allows for payment of membership fees to the Commission from mining permit fees collected by the Depar tment of Environmental Quality. The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.