Mineral mines reclamation; bonds and liens.
Summary
Increases, from a range of $200 to $1,000 per acre to a fixed amount of $3,000 per acre, the mandatory bond amount furnished by operators on mining land. The bill increases the minimum size of the Minerals Reclamation Fund from $250,000 to $2 million. The bill also grants the Commonwealth a lien on property owned by the operator and reclaimed by the Director of the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy and sets out the process by which the Director shall perfect or waive the lien.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2016
Committee Review
Jan 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2017
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
Signed into Law
Feb 2017
Introduced Dec 20, 2016
Signed Feb 13, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Feb 13, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 4 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Jan 31, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
legislature
Jan 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House (88-Y 10-N)
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1509E
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Jan 12, 2017
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
legislature
Dec 20, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
legislature
Dec 20, 2016
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101267D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lee Ware
RRepublican
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