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Committee approves amendments to align abandoned mine reclamation law with federal rules
Summary
The committee advanced Senate Bill 2117 as amended to update North Dakota's abandoned mine land (AML) law to mirror federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) requirements and clarify use of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act set‑aside funds.
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted to recommend Senate Bill 2117 as amended after agency testimony that the changes are housekeeping edits to align state law with federal AML rules and to clarify allowable uses of a federal set‑aside account created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
"The Public Service Commission administers the state's program for abandoned mine land reclamation, with federal oversight from the Office of Surface…
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