Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2969

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Background

Title

Description: Coal; revise Mississippi's surface coal mining and reclamation law.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/15 (S) Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
2 01/30 (S) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2001
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

Senate Committee:

Principal Author: Nunnelee

Code Sections: A 053-0009-0003, A 053-0009-0007, A 053-0009-0089

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 53-9-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE A STATE PROGRAM FOR ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION IN THE LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; TO AMEND SECTION 53-9-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ADD DEFINITIONS FOR THE TERMS ABANDONED MINE LANDS, SECRETARY AND STATE RECLAMATION PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTION 53-9-89, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE THE ABANDONED MINE LANDS RECLAMATION ACCOUNT AS PART OF THE SURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION FUND THAT IS IN THE STATE TREASURY; TO CREATE NEW CODE SECTIONS THAT WOULD ALLOW THE STATE TO OPERATE A FEDERALLY APPROVED ABANDONED MINE LANDS RECLAMATION PROGRAM AND TO ALLOW THE RECEIPT OF FEDERAL ABANDONED MINE LANDS FUNDS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/01 at 01:02.

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