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HB 1439 Mineral Mine Safety Act; annual reports.

Introduced by: James K. (Jay) O'Brien, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Mineral Mine Safety Act; annual reports. Provides that independent contractors shall file annual reports with the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy regarding the name of the independent contractor, the number of the independent contractor's employees working at each mine, the number of the independent contractor's employee hours worked at each mine, and the lump sum amount of wages paid by the independent contractor at each mine. The bill also provides that wage information in annual reports submitted to the Department shall be exempt from the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and shall not be published or opened to public inspection. The existing statute provides that the licensed operator of every mine shall file annual reports with the Department regarding the operator's employees, the quantity of minerals mined, and other information required by the Department. The bill incorporates HB 1154.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Mineral Mine Safety Act; annual reports. Provides that independent contractors shall file annual reports with the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy regarding the name of the independent contractor, the number of the independent contractor's employees working at each mine, the number of the independent contractor's employee hours worked at each mine, and the lump sum amount of wages paid by the independent contractor at each mine. The bill incorporates House Bill 1154, which provides that wage information in annual reports submitted to the Department shall be exempt from the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and shall not be published or opened to public inspection. The existing statute provides that the licensed operator of every mine shall file annual reports with the Department regarding the operator's employees, the quantity of minerals mined, and other information required by the Department.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Mineral Mine Safety Act; annual reports. Provides that independent contractors shall file annual reports to the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy regarding the name of the independent contractor, the number of the independent contractor's employees working at each mine, the number of the independent contractor's employee hours worked at each mine, and the lump sum amount of wages paid by the independent contractor at each mine. The existing statute provides that the licensed operator of every mine shall file annual reports with the Department regarding the operator's employees, the quantity of minerals mined, and other information required by the Department.