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Committee advances substitute to Senate Bill 181, narrowing local zoning limits and setting new mining permit fees
Summary
The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee voted 7-1 to favorably report a substitute for Senate Bill 181 that narrows local zoning prohibitions for certain surface-mining permits, replaces a proposed severance tax increase with annual permit fees, and authorizes a cone-of-depression requirement for dewatering complaints.
The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee voted 7-1 to favorably report a substitute for Senate Bill 181 to the Committee on Rules and Reference, advancing changes to how local zoning and permit fees apply to surface‑mining operations.
The substitute, described by the sponsor as L136-3198, narrows a proposed prohibition on county and township zoning authorities so it applies only to portions of land already permitted for surface mining in three circumstances: where the portion is zoned to allow surface mining, where a conditional use certificate or variance allows it, or where surface mining is a nonconforming use.
Senator Wilkin, the bill sponsor, told the committee the substitute also…
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