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2012 SESSION
HB 710 Coal mining; right to use shell, void opened underground, etc., created by removal of coal.
Introduced by: Terry G. Kilgore | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Use of mine voids. Establishes the presumption that, unless specified by contract, the owner of the coal mineral estate retains the rights to extract any coal remaining in place and to use an underground void for any activity related to the removal of coal from the subject property or other properties. No injunction shall be allowed to prevent such uses where the void is governed by a mine permit. Where the void is located within a sealed mine for which a mining permit no longer exists, the owner of the coal mineral estate must pay reasonable compensation for the consent of the void's owner, and the void's owner may not unreasonably withhold such consent.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101205D pdf | impact statement
- 02/10/12 House: Printed as engrossed 12101205D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/01/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105796D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/06/12 Senate: Floor substitute printed 12105954D-S2 (Stuart) pdf | impact statement
- 03/10/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB710ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/09/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0695) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101205D
- 01/11/12 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/23/12 House: Assigned ACNRsub: Natural Resources
- 02/01/12 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/12 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendments (18-Y 4-N)
- 02/09/12 House: Read first time
- 02/10/12 House: Read second time
- 02/10/12 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/10/12 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB710E
- 02/10/12 House: Printed as engrossed 12101205D-E
- 02/13/12 House: Read third time and passed House (78-Y 20-N)
- 02/13/12 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (78-Y 20-N)
- 02/14/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/14/12 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 03/01/12 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (8-Y 7-N)
- 03/01/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105796D-S1
- 03/05/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/12 Senate: Read third time
- 03/06/12 Senate: Committee substitute rejected 12105796D-S1
- 03/06/12 Senate: Amendment by Senator Hanger withdrawn
- 03/06/12 Senate: Floor substitute printed 12105954D-S2 (Stuart)
- 03/06/12 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/06/12 Senate: Substitute by Senator Stuart agreed to 12105954D-S2
- 03/06/12 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB710S2
- 03/06/12 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (27-Y 13-N)
- 03/07/12 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/08/12 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 12105954D-S2 (65-Y 33-N)
- 03/08/12 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (65-Y 33-N)
- 03/10/12 House: Enrolled
- 03/10/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB710ER)
- 03/10/12 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/12 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/09/12 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 695 (effective 7/1/12)
- 04/09/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0695)