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Idaho Senate updates permitting rules for cyanide leaching ore processing; bill passes after debate over rulemaking
Summary
The Idaho Senate on March 19 passed Senate Bill 11 70, a rewrite of the state's permitting process for ore‑processing facilities that use cyanide leaching, after debate over technical standards and whether provisions should be moved from rules into statute.
The Idaho Senate on March 19 passed Senate Bill 11 70, a rewrite of the state's permitting process for ore‑processing facilities that use cyanide leaching, after roughly an hour of debate over technical standards and whether agency rules should be moved into statute.
Senator Rob Hart, the bill sponsor and a member of the Finance Committee, told the Senate the measure updates an Idaho code section that has been on the books for 38 years and “clarify some parts of that code which have been vague and difficult to follow.” He described the bill as a more detailed, building‑code style permit framework and said it allows phased review, negotiable extensions of the existing 180‑day review clock, and defined public‑comment points during review.
The bill requires that certain…
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