HB0055 • 2013

Surface mining operations-exemptions.

AN ACT relating to environmental quality; amending the criteria for the environmental quality council to modify or suspend certain requirements for specified small surface mining operations; exempting access roads from small surface mine acreage limits; and providing for an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming: Section 1. W.S. 3511401(j) is amended to read: 3511401. Compliance generally; exceptions.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Representative Greear
Last action: 2013-03-14
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2013

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Amendments

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HB0055S3001

3rd reading • MEIER

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 3rd reading by MEIER

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Bill History

2013-03-14 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2013-03-13 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0104
2013-02-27 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0104
2013-02-26 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0104
2013-02-26 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0104
2013-02-26 Senate
S Adopted HB0055JC01
2013-02-25 House
H Adopted HB0055JC01
2013-02-20 Senate
S Appointed JCC01 Members
2013-02-20 House
H Appointed JCC01 Members
2013-02-20 House
H Did Not Concur
2013-02-19 House
H Received for Concurrence
2013-02-19 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2013-02-19 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2013-02-19 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2013-02-15 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2013-02-14 Senate
S Passed CoW
2013-02-04 Senate
S Placed on General File
2013-02-04 Senate
S09 Recommended Do Pass
2013-01-31 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S09
2013-01-31 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2013-01-31 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2013-01-30 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2013-01-29 House
H Passed CoW
2013-01-25 House
H Placed on General File
2013-01-25 House
H09 Recommended Do Pass
2013-01-09 House
H Introduced and Referred to H09
2013-01-08 House
H Received for Introduction
2012-12-17 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
HB0055
Drafter:

MDO

LSO No.:
13LSO-0302
Effective Date:

7/1/2013

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0104

Chapter No.:
CH0187

Prime Sponsor:
Representative Greear

Catch Title:
Surface mining operations-exemptions.

Subject:
Suspension
of certain requirements of the Environmental Quality Act for small mining
operations.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Currently, a small mining operation is exempt from
certain permitting requirements contained in the Environmental Quality Act if
the mining operation will remove 10,000 yards of overburden a year, or less,
and affect 10 acres or less a year.

This act increases the amount of overburden which can be
removed in a given year to 35,000 yards, excluding topsoil, under the small
mining operation exemptions.

Specifies that roads used to access the small mining
operation are not to be considered affected land for the purposes of the 10
acres of affected land exemption.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0055

ENROLLED ACT NO. 104, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2013 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
environmental quality; a
mending the criteria for

the environmental quality council to modify or suspend
certain requirements
for

specified

small
surface mining operations;
exempting access roads from small surface mine acreage limits;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming
:

Section 1
.

W.S
. 35
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11
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401(j) is amended to read:

35
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11
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401.

Compliance generally; exceptions.

(j)

The council, upon recommendation from the advisory board through the administrator and director, may modify or suspend certain requirements of W.S. 35
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11
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406(a), (b), (d), (f) and (g) by rules and regulations, for surface mining operations involving not more than
ten thousand (10,000)

thirty-five thousand (35,000)
yards of overburden
, excluding topsoil,
and
ten (10)
acres of affected land

in any one (1) year, if the application requirements insure reclamation in accordance with the purposes of this act.

Roads used to access a mining operation permitted under this section shall be excluded from the annual ten (10) acres of affected land limit, but shall be included in the permit and bonded for reclamation liability.

Section 2
.

This act is effective July 1, 2013.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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