Open Congress : News Articles for S.796 Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009

Tightened mining laws could overwhelm industry

2009-07-13T20:00:00Z

...is one of many reform efforts contained in a pair of bills heard in the Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources Tuesday. S.796 and S.140 seek to exact royalties from the hard rock mining industry on federal lands and include provisions to ensure

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2009-07-13T20:00:00Z

Here are links to the original article and a more recent article discussing the shortcomings of the Senate version (S. 796) of the bill. ...

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Senate Progresses Toward Mining Law Reform at Hearing

2009-07-13T20:00:00Z

In April, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chair Jeff Bingaman introduced the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009 (S. 796), ...

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TODAY'S BLOG ROUNDUP: 'Not hiking naked,' and other political tidbits

2009-06-29T20:00:00Z

Jeff Bingaman introduced the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act (S.796) in April, with his fellow Democrat US Sen. Tom Udall as a co-sponsor. ...

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2009-04-02T20:00:00Z

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chair Jeff Bingaman introduced the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009 (S. 796), noting the legislation would ...

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