HB 239 -- Surface Mining

Sponsor:  Smith

Under current law, applicants for surface mining permits are
required to publish a notice in a newspaper of general
circulation in the local area, interested parties may submit
written comments to the Department of Natural Resources or
request a public hearing for 15 days after the application is
filed, and the department must forward a recommendation on the
permit to the Land Reclamation Commission by the end of the
public comment period.  This bill requires applicants to publish
a notice once a week for 4 weeks, beginning no more than 10 days
after the application is filed.  Applicants are also required to
notify by mail the local governing body and property owners
within 1,000 feet of the proposed surface mine.  Notices must
include a statement that interested parties may submit written
comments to the department or request a public hearing up to 15
days after the end of the 4-week public notice period.  The
department must forward its recommendation on the permit to the
commission within 4 weeks after the end of the public notice
period.  If a public hearing was requested, the department will
conduct the hearing within 30 days after the end of the comment
period and will make a recommendation to the commission within
15 days after the hearing.

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated November 26, 2001 at 11:43 am