S.F. No. 0027

Limited mining operations.

 

Sponsored By:        Senator(s) Bebout

 

AN ACT relating to environmental quality; authorizing modification or suspension of certain requirements for limited mining operations as specified; providing a per acre maximum dollar amount for a reclamation performance bond for limited surface mining operations which do not require a permit under the Environmental Quality Act; amending bonding requirements for small mining operations requiring a permit under the Environmental Quality Act; and providing for an effective date.

 

12/13/2012  Bill Number Assigned

1/8/2013    S Received for Introduction

1/9/2013    S Introduced and Referred to S09

1/14/2013   S09 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JD S02, Coe, Cooper, Hines and Rothfuss

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/14/2013   S Placed on General File

 

SF0027SW001.01/ADOPTED  (CORRECTED COPY)

[DIVIDED AMENDMENT]

Page 2-line 11          Strike "; provided that" insert ".".

Page 2-line 15          After "operator" insert "at least thirty (30) days".

Page 2-line 16          After stricken ";" insert "A copy of the notice shall also be mailed to all surface owners located within one (1) mile of the proposed boundary of the limited mining operation at least thirty (30) days before commencing operations.".

Page 3-line 4           Delete "of one hundred dollars".

Page 3-line 5           Delete "($100.00)".  BURNS

 

SF0027SW001.02/FAILED   (CORRECTED COPY)

[DIVIDED AMENDMENT]

Page 2-line 7           Reinsert stricken language and delete new language.  BURNS

 

1/16/2013   S Passed CoW

 

SF0027S2001/FAILED

Page 3-line 13          Delete "commence" insert "shall complete".

Page 3-line 14          After "restoration" insert "within nine (9) months".

Page 3-line 17          After "reasonable" insert ". Any road on affected land used to access the mining operation shall not be exempt from any reclamation and restoration requirement under this section".  HICKS

 

1/17/2013   S Passed 2nd Reading

1/18/2013   S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JD S02, Anderson, JL S28, Barnard, Bebout, Coe, Cooper, Craft, Dockstader, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Landen, Meier, Nutting, Peterson, Rothfuss and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Burns, Case, Christensen, Johnson, Nicholas, P., Ross and Schiffer

Excused:  Senator(s) Driskill and Perkins

Conflicts:  Senator(s) Scott

Ayes 20    Nays 7    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 1

 

1/21/2013   H Received for Introduction

1/28/2013   H Introduced and Referred to H09

2/4/2013    H09 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Byrd, Cannady, Greear, Kasperik, Larsen, Lockhart, Reeder, Sommers and Winters

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/4/2013    H Placed on General File

 

SF0027HS001/ADOPTED     (CORRECTED COPY)  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-After line 21    Insert:

                  "(A)  That the affected lands shall not be within three hundred (300) feet of any existing occupied dwelling, home, public building, school, church, community or institutional building, park or cemetery unless the landowner's consent has been obtained;".

Page 2-line 23          Delete "(A)" insert "(B)".

Page 3-line 14          Delete "(B)" insert "(C)".

Page 3-line 23          Delete "(C)" insert "(D)".  LOCKHART, CHAIRMAN

 

2/7/2013    H Passed CoW

2/8/2013    H Passed 2nd Reading

2/11/2013   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Baker, Barlow, Berger, Blake, Blevins, Blikre, Brown, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Coleman, Connolly, Davison, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Filer, Freeman, Gingery, Goggles, Greear, Greene, Halverson, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Hutchings, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kirkbride, Kroeker, Krone, Larsen, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, Miller, Moniz, Northrup, Patton, Paxton, Petroff, Piiparinen, Reeder, Semlek, Sommers, Stubson, Throne, Wallis, Walters, Watt, Wilson, Winters, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Teeters

Excused:  Representative(s) Gay and Nicholas, B.

 

Ayes 57    Nays 1    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/11/2013   S Received for Concurrence

2/11/2013   S Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JD S02, Anderson, JL S28, Barnard, Bebout, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Craft, Dockstader, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Johnson, Landen, Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Burns, Case, Driskill, Meier, Nicholas, P. and Schiffer

Conflicts:  Senator(s) Scott

Ayes 23    Nays 6    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 1

 

2/11/2013   Assigned Number SEA No. 0019

2/11/2013   S President Signed SEA No. 0019

2/12/2013   H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0019

2/15/2013   Governor Signed SEA No. 0019

2/19/2013   Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0044  Session Laws of Wyoming 2013