Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Coal; revise Mississippi's surface coal mining and reclamation law.
Bill Text: [Introduced] [Passed House] [Sent to Governor]
| 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 |
| Effective date | July 1, 2001 | |
| Disposition | Law | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority | |
| Chapter number | 426 |
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.
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