Legislation & Regulation
Mining Community Loses A Great Leader: Gerald "Jerry" Hobbs
February 2015 by Scott Harn

Legislative and Regulatory Update
- Interior Department reigns in “sue and settle”
- Comments needed on Forest Service Part 228 regulations
Legislative and Regulatory Update
- Massive 660-page lands bill passed in the Senate
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• California dredging update
• Study: Sage grouse does not need protection
• Tennessee enacts harsh new gold prospecting regulations
Administration Offers Up Conflicting Goals and Executive Orders
To reach this goal, our federal government would need to designate another 45.7 million acres as protected lands every year.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Lawsuits galore
• Suction dredging saga continues
• HR 1937 to streamline permitting, remove obstacles to miners
• Sage-grouse debate continues
• More National Monuments
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