Legislation & Regulation
MMAC & PLP Update
June 2016 by Scott Harn
Each separate Mining District is a federally recognized entity. There are huge advantages—picture yourself going to an oversight meeting where 2, 3, 4, or even more Mining District representatives have obtained voting positions on the board.
Proof Mining Districts Work!
If you need more proof that having an organized Mining District can help you, look no further than the recently proposed Methow Headwaters Withdrawal in north-central Washington State.
CA Supreme Court Rules Against Rinehart - But There Is A Solution
Even if the California Supreme Court had ruled in favor of Rinehart, suction dredge miners would be facing the wrath of the State Water Resources Control Board...
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act
• CA suction dredging update
• Appropriations Bill addresses problems at EPA
• Bad science, worse policy
Mining Districts: A Short Review of Legal Authorities
Mining Districts are the private regulatory authority granted by Congress recognized to regulate the mineral lands held by the United States and for the disposal to citizens of the United States, by means of development and potentially perfected by patent.
Annual Claim Filings Due
Judge Gives OK to Nevada Mining Tax Initiative
A proposed constitutional amendment to raise the cap on mining taxes can proceed as written, a state judge ruled March 14.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• PLP continues the fight for miners' rights
• Oregon miners fight back
• Bills address strategic minerals
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