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2024 SESSION
HB 84 Mineral mining and exploration; public notification.
Introduced by: Shelly A. Simonds | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Mineral mining and exploration; public notification. Requires an explorer conducting any mineral exploration activities, as those terms are defined in the bill, prior to the start of such activities, to (i) publish a notice in a newspaper having a general circulation in the locality where the exploration activity will occur at least once a week for two successive weeks, (ii) notify the governing body of such locality at least 15 days in advance of such activity, and (iii) notify all individual residences and properties within 500 yards of the property lines where the exploration activity will take place at least 15 days in advance of such activity. The bill requires such notices to include certain information related to the exploration activity.
FULL TEXT
- 12/28/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101898D pdf | impact statement
- 01/29/24 House: Printed as engrossed 24101898D-E pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
HISTORY
- 12/28/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101898D
- 12/28/23 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/15/24 House: Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
- 01/17/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 4-N)
- 01/24/24 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N)
- 01/26/24 House: Read first time
- 01/29/24 House: Read second time
- 01/29/24 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/29/24 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB84E
- 01/29/24 House: Printed as engrossed 24101898D-E
- 01/30/24 House: Read third time and passed House (53-Y 47-N)
- 01/30/24 House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 47-N)
- 01/31/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/31/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/20/24 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (10-Y 5-N)