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Committee hears proposal to raise surface-mine reclamation fees; industry and small operators offer differing views
Summary
Senate Bill 5319 would raise fees that fund the Department of Natural Resources' surface mine reclamation program. DNR said fee increases are necessary to meet statutory obligations; industry groups supported the bill while a small producer warned higher fees could push rural pits out of the program.
Senate Bill 5319, a DNR-sponsored measure to increase surface mine reclamation permit and annual fees, drew both agency and industry support and concern from at least one small producer during a public hearing before the Senate Agricultural and Natural Resources Committee.
Elena Becker, committee staff, said the bill would raise two reclamation fees: the fee for revision of an existing reclamation permit or reclamation plan and an annual fee for permit holders. Committee staff summarized the bill text as raising the revision fee from $25,100 to $45,100 and the annual fee for public or private permit holders from…
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