Legislation & Regulation
Legislative and Regulatory Update
September 2011 by Scott Harn
• Salazar pushes wilderness• California Governor signs AB 120
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Comment period extended for frog habitat
• Tennessee permits for gold prospecting
• California dredging injunction and restraining order hearing
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• California dredging update
• Study: Sage grouse does not need protection
• Tennessee enacts harsh new gold prospecting regulations
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• California suction dredgers had better prepare for battle
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Extremist groups are at it again
• No more sales tax on precious metals in Tennessee
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Actions speak louder than words
• Biden nominee for BLM director has ties to eco-terrorist groups
PLP and MMAC Update
BLM Raises Location and Claim Fees
The Bureau of Land Management announced an increase in location filing fees and annual maintenance fees for unpatented mining claims, mill sites and tunnel sites.
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