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

April 2015
• Positive bill passes House
• Anti-mining bill dies in Washington State

Legislative and Regulatory Update

September 2020

• Pendley nomination withdrawn but will remain BLM director for now
• Comments needed for Midas Gold project in Idaho

Legislative and Regulatory Update

March 2016
• "Recreational" mining bills in Washington State
• Three more national monuments

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.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

July 2015
• WOTUS
• Sheriff withdraws Forest Service law enforcement authority

MMAC Update

June 2017

In May 2017, the district participated in a meeting with representatives from several state and federal agencies where they educated agency officials about the authority of Mining Districts, Mining Law and miner’s rights.

Detecting Clay Seams

November 2015
Because the old timers were so good at locating the better paying deposits—most of them along clay seams in this particular area—it makes good sense to try and locate these clay lines at old mining sites.

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