Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Keep the Ban: Uranium mining; penalties. (HB2330)

 

Comments:  VUI is not a mining company, does not own land in VA anywhere, so how were they granted permit to drill holes!

 

Uranium mining; penalties. (HB2330)

Introduced By:  Del. Jackson Miller (R-Manassas):  a great picture of this dude: 

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Uranium mining; penalties. Establishes a process for the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) to issue permits for the mining of uranium ore. DMME, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Health, State Corporation Commission, Department of Conservation and Recreation, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Department of Historic Resources, and Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, is required to adopt regulations governing uranium mining. DMME shall not accept an application for a uranium mining permit from an applicant unless the applicant had a valid permit for uranium exploration on July 1, 2013. DMME shall not accept an application for a permit to mine uranium at a location more than 10 miles from an area for which a uranium exploration permit was in effect on January 1, 2012. Permit holders are required to pay application fees and annual fees, which shall be sufficient to defray the costs of administering the uranium mining program. The measure establishes the Uranium Administrative Fund, Uranium Response Fund, and Long-Term Monitoring Fund, which will be funded by fees assessed on permittees. A permittee that violates a permit condition or provision of law or regulation may be subject to civil penalties. A person who conducts uranium mining without a permit, violates a condition of a permit, fails to comply with a regulation or order, makes certain false statements, violates recordkeeping requirements, or impedes the DMME in its performance of duties is subject to criminal penalties. A uranium mining permit shall not be issued to an applicant unless the applicant is licensed by the State Corporation Commission as a uranium development corporation, the requirements for which are established by this measure. The Commission is authorized to suspend a uranium development license if it finds that a licensee is not in compliance with financial responsibility requirements or if it receives notice of a determination by an agency that an operation is being conducted in violation of a permit or license. The Commission may revoke a uranium development license if it finds by clear and convincing evidence that the license holder has failed to correct a condition for which its license was suspended or has committed other specified acts. 

Status

01/22/2013: Awaiting a Vote in the Commerce and Labor Committee

History

  • 01/18/2013 Committee
  • 01/18/2013 Presented and ordered printed 13103646D
  • 01/18/2013 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

Uranium; establishes three percent state severance tax on gross receipts of any from State. (HB1804)

Introduced By: 

Del. Jackson Miller (R-Manassas)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

State severance tax; uranium. Establishes a three percent state severance tax on the gross receipts of any uranium severed from the earth in the Commonwealth. One-half of the proceeds of the tax shall be deposited in the general fund of the Commonwealth. The other half of the proceeds shall be distributed to the locality from which the uranium was severed. View Full Text »

Status

01/08/2013: Awaiting a Vote in the Finance Committee

History

  • 01/08/2013 Committee
  • 01/08/2013 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13103390D
  • 01/08/2013 Referred to Committee on Finance
  • 01/14/2013 Assigned Finance sub: #1
  • 01/14/2013 Impact statement from TAX (HB1804)

Uranium mining; penalties. (HB2330)

Introduced By:  Sen. John Watkins (R-Midlothian) (greatest NIMBY of all time)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

State severance tax; uranium. Establishes a three percent state severance tax on the gross receipts of any uranium severed from the earth in the Commonwealth. One-half of the proceeds of the tax shall be deposited in the general fund of the Commonwealth. The other half of the proceeds shall be deposited into an Economic Development and Environmental Trust Fund established for each locality from which uranium is mined. Each locality's fund would be administered by a board appointed by the governing body of the locality. View Full Text »

Status

01/22/2013: Awaiting a Vote in the Finance Committee

History

  • 01/07/2013 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13102561D
  • 01/07/2013 Referred to Committee on Finance
  • 01/15/2013 Impact statement from TAX (SB919)

Hearing Scheduled

This bill is scheduled to be heard in the Senate Finance committee on 01/23/2013. It meets on Tuesday and Wednesday, 9:00 A.M. - Senate Room B.