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House advances coal reclamation bill, raising small-operator threshold to retain state primacy
Utah House of Representatives · March 4, 2002
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Summary
Senate Bill 72 would align Utah's coal regulatory program with federal standards and raise the small-operator assistance program threshold from 100,000 to 300,000 tons per year; sponsor said the change preserves state primacy and helps small miners access costly environmental testing funding.
Senate Bill 72, addressing coal mining and reclamation, was presented to the House on March 4 with sponsor testimony that the measure aligns Utah’s program with the federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act.
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