Legislative and Regulatory Update

May 2020 by Scott Harn

• Congress deals with other priorities
With the coronavirus being the main focus of attention at both the state and federal level, there was no significant mining legislation to report on over the past month. We did, however, receive word from Trump administration officials that several of our proposed regulatory changes/improvements are moving toward publication in the Federal Register and this is very welcome news. Take a look at the PLP Update in this issue for more on this topic.

• Alaska miners get relief on state lands
The State of Alaska legislature passed SB 155, which provides clarity for exploration and mining rights on state lands, allows miners a clear path to cure filing errors, and provides clear definitions of annual labor and what activities satisfy annual labor requirements.

by Scott Harn

Legislative and Regulatory Update

March 2018

• Change is coming at Interior
• Interior Department seeking public comment regarding minerals

Legislative and Regulatory Update

January 2018

• EPA declines to impose additional regulations and financial requirements on hardrock miners
• “Baffling” ruling in suction gold dredging court case

Clarification on Oregon's SB838

August 2014
The 100-yard restriction in SB838 actually applies to all motorized mining for the purpose of extracting gold, silver or any other precious metal that results in the disturbance of vegetation.

Comments Needed On Pebble Project Draft EIS

June 2019

If you do not have the time to read the entire document, I would suggest starting with the Executive Summary that begins on page 80.

BLM Flexes Its Muscles in Quartzsite

July 2014
Somehow the Bureau of Land Management seems to have forgotten that they work for the people.

Protecting Our Access to Public Lands

June 2014
As prospectors, we cannot just roll over and continue to ignore the shift in public land management from multiple use to national preserve.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

January 2016
• More roadblocks in southern California
• Greater Sage-grouse withdrawals

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