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Committee backs bill to stabilize abandoned‑mine cleanup fund, create advisory committee
Summary
A Senate committee voted to send House Bill 226 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. The bill would redirect a larger share of the mine license tax to the abandoned mine lands fund, create an advisory committee, allow voluntary contributions and add reporting requirements.
A Senate committee voted to send House Bill 226 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation after sponsors and industry representatives described the bill as a measure to stabilize funding for cleanup of abandoned mines.
Senator Mark Harris, presenting HB 226, said the abandoned mine lands fund was created to assist cleanup of mines abandoned generations ago and is funded by a portion of the mine license tax, a production tax on ore. He told the committee the fund’s revenue is cyclical because mine…
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