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HCS/SB 109 - The act modifies provisions relating to mining. The act extends the sunset date on certain geologic resources fees from December 31, 2025 to December 31, 2031. Under current law, the Industrial Minerals Advisory Council has three members representing limestone quarry operators and one member each representing the clay mining, sandstone mining, sand and gravel mining, barite mining, and granite mining industries. This act repeals these provisions. Under this act, there shall be eight representatives, with no more than four appointees from any one of the following industries: limestone quarry operators, granite mining, clay mining, sandstone mining, barite mining, other nonmetallic surface mining, or sand and gravel mining. This act is substantially similar to provisions in SCS/SB 395 (2023), HCS/HB 631 (2023), HCS/HB 779 (2023), HCS/SB 984 (2022), and SB 1004 (2022). JULIA SHEVELEVA
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