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Committee outlines framework for rare-earth and critical-mineral bill tied to coal and fly ash; draft due next week
Summary
The Energy and Natural Resources Committee discussed House Bill 14-59, a measure to study and clarify ownership and development pathways for rare-earth elements and critical minerals associated with coal and fly ash. The chair said a draft will be ready early next week and the committee will act next Thursday; no formal vote was taken.
The Energy and Natural Resources Committee on an unspecified date detailed a four-part approach to House Bill 14-59, the proposal addressing rare-earth elements and critical minerals associated with coal and fly ash. Chair, Energy and Natural Resources Committee, outlined study language, public-policy language, a clarification of mineral-estate status and a review of when mineral ownership becomes part of post-combustion byproducts.
The committee chair said, "There will be either a dead bill next thursday or a live bill next thursday," and said the chair expects a draft early next week. The chair described one component as "clarifying language in the bill that would state that the rare earth elements and critical minerals…
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