Legislation & Regulation
MMAC Update
November 2016 by Scott Harn
Within these districts, some of the roads and trails have been reopened for access, critical habitat designations have been scaled back, and a few Mining Districts were completely removed from proposed withdrawals.Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Idaho continues toward elimination of EPA suction dredging regulations
• EPA makes preemptive strike against Alaska mine
• Proposed Mines Act permit fees
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Idaho challenges EPA regulations
• California suction gold dredging
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Not so happy birthday
• Even more support for the PLP
Legislative and Regulatory Update
New Mining Regulations in Maine
Renewed interest in mining of gold, silver, copper and other metals in Aroostook County's Bald Mountain triggered 2012 legislation requiring the overhaul of the state's two-decade-old mining regulations.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Change is coming at Interior
• Interior Department seeking public comment regarding minerals
PLP Update
The ESA has become an unwieldy beast that was hijacked by government agencies run amok, and by extreme environmental groups who saw it as a way to lock up public lands and to generate income through exaggerated claims and continuous lawsuits.
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