Mines And Mining
Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Uranium; joint subcommittee to study mining in State. [SJR-107]
Uranium Mining. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the mining of uranium in the Commonwealth. The joint subcommittee must review the findings of the study conducted by the National Academy of Sciences that has been authorized and funded in the appropriations act for the 2008-2010 biennium.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Saslaw Senate: Stricken At Request Of Patron In Rules (16-y 0-n) on 01/25/2008
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Biodiesel and green diesel fuel; definition thereof. [SB-689]
Biofuels Production Incentive Grant Program; eligible fuels. Expands the definition of biofuels to include neat biodiesel fuel, neat green diesel fuel, and neat ethanol fuel. Biodiesel fuel is redefined as a fuel composed of mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils or animal fats, designated B100, and meeting the requirements of ASTM D6751. Green diesel fuel is now defined as a fuel produced from nonfossil renewable resources, including agricultural or silvicultural plants; animal fats; residue and waste generated
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Sponsored by: Sen. Emmett Hanger Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0418) on 03/14/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Gas and Oil Act; notification of interested parties. [SB-586]
Gas and Oil Act; notification of interested parties. Requires the Board to publish hearing agendas on permits for gas or oil operations in local newspapers at least 10 days prior to the hearing. Currently, the Board provides this public notice at least 20 days prior to the hearing. Interested parties are still notified by certified mail as a condition of the application process. However, interested parties that cannot be identified or located after reasonable effort may now be notified by publication in a newspaper widely circulated in the locality
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Sponsored by: Sen. Phillip Puckett Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0534) on 03/17/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Uranium Mining Commission; established, report. [SB-525]
Uranium mining. Establishes the Virginia Uranium Mining Commission, as a legislative branch advisory commission to assess the risks and benefits of developing uranium resources in Virginia.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Saslaw House: Tabled In Rules By Voice Vote on 03/03/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Motor fuels tax; funding for transportation-related alternatives. [SB-445]
Funding for transportation and transportation-related alternatives. Increases the state motor fuels tax rate by $0.01 per gallon with the revenues deposited into the Biofuels Production Fund to fund grants for biofuels production.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Petersen Senate: Continued To 2009 In Finance (16-y 0-n) on 02/12/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Motor fuels tax; funding for transportation-related alternatives. [SB-444]
Funding for transportation and transportation-related alternatives. Repeals certain abusive driver fees and increases the state motor fuels tax rate by $0.02 per gallon with (i) one-half of the revenues deposited into the Biofuels Production Fund to fund grants for biofuels production and (ii) one-half of the revenues deposited into the Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund. This bill was incorporated into
Sponsored by: Sen. John Petersen Senate: Incorporated By Finance (sb1-houck) (16-y 0-n) on 01/23/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Mining operations; permit fees to be submitted from applicants that discharge waters. [SB-413]
National pollutant discharge elimination system permits; mining operations. Provides for permit fees to be submitted from applicants that discharge waters from mining operations. Applicants will pay $300 per discharge outfall point. In addition, applicants will pay an annual fee of $300 for each discharge outfall point.
Sponsored by: Sen. Phillip Puckett Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0275) on 03/06/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Coal-fired generation facilities; JLARC to study risk of further investment. [HJR-109]
Cost of investment in high-carbon-emitting generation; study. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the potential economic impact to the Commonwealth of further investment in high-carbon-emitting generation facilities, such as the power plant proposed for Wise County, if the federal government were to adopt a carbon tax, a cap-and-trade program, or other system to regulate the emission of greenhouse gases. The Commission shall provide recommendations for investment in electricity generation that would enable the Commonwealth
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin House: Left In Rules on 02/12/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Mineral Resources, Division of; name changed to Division of Geology and Mineral Resources. [HB-870]
Division name change. Changes the name of the Department of Mine, Minerals and Energy's Division of Mineral Resources to the Division of Geology and Mineral Resources.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Carrico Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0369) on 03/11/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Oil or gas operations; identify in permit application any cemetary located within 100 feet. [HB-1150]
Oil or gas wells; cemeteries. Requires the applicant for a permit for a gathering pipeline, oil or gas well, or coal bed methane well to identify in the permit application any cemetery, as identified on a U.S.G.S. topographic map or located by routine field review, within 100 feet of the permitted activity.
Sponsored by: Rep. Clarence Phillips Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0227) on 03/06/2008
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Gas or oil drilling units; escrowed proceeds. [HB-2389]
Gas or oil drilling units; escrowed proceeds; school board. Provides that proceeds of certain gas or oil wells, escrowed because the owner's identity and location remain unknown, shall be presumed abandoned and made available to the school board nearest the drilling unit. Current law requires such escrowed proceeds to be disposed of pursuant to the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act. The bill also provides that certain escrowed proceeds due to known and locatable claimants of coalbed methane gas wells that were force-pooled prior to July
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Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Kilgore
Left In Finance on 02/07/2017
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Coal tax; limits aggregate amount of credits that may be allocated or claimed for employment, etc. [SB-1470]
Coal tax credits. Reinstates the Virginia coal employment and production incentive tax credit. The credit, which expired on July 1, 2016, could be earned on and after January 1, 2017, but before January 1, 2022. The bill limits the aggregate amount of credits that may be allocated or claimed for the coal employment and production incentive tax credit in each fiscal year to $7.3 million. An electricity generator must file an application with the Department of Taxation each year to determine the amount of credits that it may claim or allocate, including
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Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Carrico
Requires 27 Affirmative Votes To Override Veto on 04/05/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Coal combustion by-product impoundments; closure requirements. [SB-1399]
Coal combustion by-product impoundments; closure requirements. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to require the closure of surface impoundments of coal combustion by-products, commonly called coal ash ponds, by July 1, 2021. The bill applies to impoundments that managed such by-products from the generation of electricity by an electric utility or independent power producer prior to December 22, 2016, including those impoundments that, prior to December 22, 2016, have been closed by capping in place or have received Department approval
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Sponsored by: Sen. Scott Surovell
Stricken At Request Of Patron In Agriculture, Conservation And Natural Resources (15-y 0-n) on 02/02/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
FOIA; trade secrets submitted to the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy. [SB-1292]
Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); trade secrets submitted to the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy. Excludes from the mandatory disclosure provisions of FOIA trade secrets, as defined in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (? 59.1-336 et seq.), submitted to the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy that identify chemical ingredient names, the chemical abstracts number for a chemical ingredient, or the amount or concentration of chemicals or ingredients used to stimulate a well pursuant to ? 45.1-361.29 or Department regulations concerning
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Sponsored by: Sen. Benton Chafin
Failed To Report (defeated) In Finance (8-y 8-n) on 02/02/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Coal combustion residuals unit; closure permit, assessments required. [SB-1398]
Coal combustion residuals unit; closure permit; assessments required. Requires the owner or operator of a coal combustion residuals unit (CCR unit) to identify water pollution and address corrective measures to resolve it, evaluate the clean closure of the CCR unit by recycling the ash for use in cement or moving it to a landfill, and demonstrate the long-term safety of the CCR unit. The bill requires the owner or operator of each CCR unit to transmit its assessment to the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and other agencies or legislative
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amanda Chase
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0817) on 04/05/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Well permit applications; disclosure of trade secrets. [SB-1291]
Well permit applications; disclosure of trade secrets. Authorizes the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (the Department) to require disclosure of chemical ingredient names, chemical abstracts numbers, or the amount or concentration of chemicals or ingredients used to stimulate a well notwithstanding exclusion from mandatory disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act as a trade secret. The bill authorizes the Director of the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy to disclose such information to additional Department staff or
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Sponsored by: Sen. Benton Chafin
Failed To Report (defeated) In Finance (8-y 8-n) on 02/02/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund; assessment of reclamation tax revenues. [HB-2200]
Reclamation of coal-mined areas. Repeals the Reclamation of coal-mined areas. Repeals the July 1, 2017, expiration date from 2014 legislation that raised the target balance of the Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund (the Fund) from $1.75 million to $20 million and altered the method of deducting certain expenditures from the Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Israel O'Quinn
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0007) on 02/13/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Coal tax; limits aggregate amount of credits that may be allocated or claimed for employment, etc. [HB-2198]
Coal tax credits. Reinstates the Virginia coal employment and production incentive tax credit. The credit, which expired on July 1, 2016, could be earned on and after January 1, 2017, but before January 1, 2022. The bill limits the aggregate amount of credits that may be allocated or claimed for the coal employment and production incentive tax credit in each fiscal year to $7.3 million. An electricity generator must file an application with the Department of Taxation each year to determine the amount of credits that it may claim or allocate, including
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Massie
(67 Affirmative Votes Required To Override) on 04/05/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Well permit applications; disclosure of trade secrets. [HB-1679]
Well permit applications; disclosure of trade secrets. Authorizes the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (the Department) to require disclosure of chemical ingredient names, chemical abstracts numbers, or the amount or concentration of chemicals or ingredients used to stimulate a well notwithstanding exclusion from mandatory disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act as a trade secret. The bill authorizes the Director of the Department to disclose such information to additional Department staff or state or local officials to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Roxann Robinson
Stricken At Request Of Patron In Agriculture, Conservation And Natural Resources (9-y 0-n) on 02/16/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
FOIA; trade secrets submitted to the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy. [HB-1678]
Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); trade secrets submitted to the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy. Excludes from the mandatory disclosure provisions of FOIA trade secrets, as defined in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (§ 59.1-336 et seq.), submitted to the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy that identify the amount or concentration of chemicals or ingredients used to stimulate a well pursuant to § 45.1-361.29 or Department regulations concerning such ground-disturbing activities. The bill requires that for such records to be
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Sponsored by: Rep. Roxann Robinson
Failed To Report (defeated) In General Laws And Technology (6-y 8-n) on 02/13/2017