Friday, January 18, 2013

Keep writing everyone so all the bills will be Dropped: •HB1804, •HB2330 , •SB919

Comments from our friends: 
Roanoke River Basin:
BREAKING: House Bill 2330 has just been proposed. It explicitly limits uranium mining to the area within 10 miles of Coles Hill. The Roanoke River Basin communities in VA and NC are being thrown under the bus. No one else wants uranium mining, so the only way to have the uranium ban lifted is to impose it on Southside. — with Andrew Lester

Please write the following uranium pushers:

  • HB1804 ..Uranium; establishes three percent state severance tax on gross receipts of any from State...
  • HB2330 ..Uranium mining; penalties...
  • SB919 ..Uranium; establishes 3 percent state severance tax on receipts of any severed from earth in..(dropped)

    • SB 919 Uranium; establishes 3 percent state severance tax on receipts of any severed from earth in State.

    Introduced by: John C. Watkins | all patrons ... notes| add to my profiles | history

    SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

    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

    Senator John C. Watkins (R) - Senate District 10

    In-session address:

    Mailing address:

    • P.O. Box 159
    • Midlothian, Virginia 23113-0159
    • (804) 379-2063

    Committee Assignments:

    Sponsored Legislation:

    http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+sum+SB919S


    HB 2330 Uranium mining; penalties.

    Introduced by: Jackson H. Miller | all patrons ... notes| add to my profiles | history

    SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:



    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.

    Delegate Jackson H. Miller (R) - House District 50

    In-session address:

    Mailing address:

    • P.O. Box 10072
    • Manassas, Virginia 20108
    • (703) 244-6172

    Committee Assignments:

    Sponsored Legislation:

    http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+sum+HB2330S

    HB 1804 Uranium; establishes three percent state severance tax on gross receipts of any from State.

    Introduced by: Jackson H. Miller | all patrons ... notes| add to my profiles | history

    SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

    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.

    Delegate Jackson H. Miller (R) - House District 50

    In-session address:

    Mailing address:

    • P.O. Box 10072
    • Manassas, Virginia 20108
    • (703) 244-6172
    http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+sum+HB1804S