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Committee briefs wide-ranging surface mine fee changes; action deferred

2837433 · April 1, 2025
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Summary

Committee members received an extensive staff briefing on Senate Bill 53-19, a Department of Natural Resources request bill that would raise and restructure surface mine permit fees. Lawmakers deferred action on SB 53-19 pending further work; staff and members noted the item would make the committee's executive session complicated.

Staff briefed the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on Senate Bill 53-19, a Department of Natural Resources request measure that would raise and restructure surface mine permit fees. Committee leadership deferred action on the bill during the April 1 executive session.

Lily Smith, staff to the committee, told members the bill proposes to raise various surface mine fees…

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