Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

House Bill 1427

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Background

Title

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

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Passed House] [Sent to Governor]

History of Actions:

1 01/15 (H) Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
2 01/23 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
3 01/31 (H) Passed
4 02/02 (H) Transmitted To Senate
5 02/07 (S) Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
6 02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
7 03/01 (S) Passed
8 03/02 (S) Transmitted To House
9 03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
10 03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
11 03/13 Approved by Governor

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2001
DispositionLaw
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority
Chapter number426

House Committee:

Senate Committee:

Principal Author: Ellington

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 03/14/01 at 00:01.

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