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Committee backs bill adjusting mine emergency‑technician staffing thresholds for small operations
Summary
House Bill 196 was reported favorably after sponsors said it reduces required emergency‑technician staffing for very small mines to avoid shutdowns when a single technician is absent; the committee substitute keeps the statutory ratio above 10 miners.
The Committee on Natural Resources and Energy reported House Bill 196 favorably to the House floor after Representative John Blanton and sponsors said the measure adjusts the required number of mining emergency technicians (METs) for small mining operations.
Representative John Blanton, sponsor of HB 196, told the committee the substitute returns to a structure that requires one MET for mines with 10 or fewer miners, two METs for…
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