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HB 684 Coal mine safety; operator of coal mine to submit map and revisions that show directional changes.
Introduced by: Israel D. O'Quinn | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Coal mine safety. Requires the operator of a coal mine to submit (i) a map of the mine to the Chief of the Division of Mines of the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy before producing coal and (ii) any revisions that show directional changes whenever mining projections deviate more than 600 feet from the approved mine plan. The bill also allows instructors that are certified by the Board of Coal Mining Examiners to determine the fitness of a miner to detect explosive gas before the miner is put in charge of cutting, loading, drilling, continuous miner, or timbering machines. This bill is identical to SB 330.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102010D pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB684ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/13/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0241) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/11/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102010D
- 01/11/12 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/23/12 House: Assigned ACNRsub: Natural Resources
- 01/25/12 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
- 02/01/12 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/12 House: Read first time
- 02/03/12 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/06/12 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/12 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/12 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/16/12 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/12 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/12 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/12 House: Enrolled
- 02/24/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB684ER)
- 02/24/12 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/27/12 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/13/12 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 241 (effective 7/1/12)
- 03/13/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0241)