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Senate Natural Resources panel advances bill to extend DEQ mining funding
Summary
The Senate Natural Resources Committee removed Senate Bill 71 from the table and gave it a do-pass recommendation, extending special-revenue funding for the Department of Environmental Quality’s mining program and preserving permitting operations while a separate mining-fee proposal is developed.
The Senate Natural Resources Committee removed Senate Bill 71 from the table and gave it a do-pass recommendation, advancing a measure that extends special-revenue funding used to operate the Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) mining bureau.
The vote to take the bill off the table came by roll call, 9-2. After the director of the DEQ answered members’ questions, Senator Cuff moved a do-pass recommendation on Senate Bill 71, introduced by Sen. Kasmeier; the committee took a voice vote and the chair declared the bill passed out of committee.
Why it matters: The bill pushes back a sunset date and continues the use of special-revenue (NRO) funds that the DEQ uses to issue mining permits…
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