Committee advances notification, hearing rules for crypto mining and small quarry operations
An amended bill would create a notification and local review process in counties without zoning for digital asset mining operations and smaller extraction projects, require specified studies (traffic, noise, stormwater) and set setback and acreage thresholds for "nuisance quarries." Proponents said the measure targets operators creating heat, dust and noise nuisances.
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A committee on March 24 advanced an amended bill aimed at giving local governments in counties without zoning additional review and hearing authority over certain mining activities, including digital asset (crypto) mining operations and smaller extraction sites labeled as "nuisance quarries."
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