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S.796 - Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009
A bill to modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain land, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Official: A bill to modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain land, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009 as introduced.
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Tightened mining laws could overwhelm industry
...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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Here are links to the original article and a more recent article discussing the shortcomings of the Senate version (S. 796) of the bill. ...
Senate Progresses Toward Mining Law Reform at Hearing
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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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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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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