1st Sub. S.B. 68
         MINING PROTECTION AMENDMENTS

house floor Amendments

Amendment 3 March 11, 2009 12:38 pm



Representative Christine F. Watkins proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 5, Lines 147 through 148 :    

             147      industrial protection area, respectively.
    
  (20) "Residential subdivision" means a lawful division of land into separate fee simple interests:

    (a) by:
    (i) a subdivision plat that is:
    (A) authorized by a county, city, or town; and
    (B) recorded; or
    (ii) a lawful conveyance that creates a division of land into ten or more lots with an average size of ten acres or less; and
    (b) if the authorized use of the subdivided parcels under applicable zoning and subdivision ordinances includes the development of dwellings for residential occupancy.  

             148          [(11)]
{   (20)   }        (21)       "State agency" means each department, commission, board, council,


2.    Page 6, Lines 151 through 153 :    

             151          [(12)]
{   (21)   }        (22)       "Unincorporated" means not within a city or town.

             152          
{   (22)   }        (23)       "Vested mining use" means a mining use:

             153          (a) by a mine operator;
{   and   }


3.    Page 6, Line 155 :    

             155      prohibits, restricts, or otherwise limits a mining use
{   .   }        ; and

    (c) that is at least one mile away from a residential subdivision.  


4.    Page 9, Line 250 :    

             250      mining use to comply with
{   the generally applicable,   } reasonable health and safety regulations        , setback ordinances, residential zoning ordinances,      


5.    Page 9, Line 269 :    

             269      law and regulations
  and all applicable ordinances and regulations enacted by a political subdivision       is presumed to be operating within sound mining practices.


6.    Page 10, Line 275 :    



             275      land within the vicinity of the vested mining use
  , if the vested mining use does not result in off-site contamination or an off-site release of pollutants       .


7.    Page 11, Line 310
    Senate 2nd Reading Amendments
    3-9-2009 :
    

             310      use
{   existed or was conducted or otherwise engaged in   }        lawfully operated:

    (i) within a permit area authorized by the division but at least one mile away from a residential subdivision; and
    (ii)  
before a political subdivision prohibits,


8.    Page 11, Line 313
    Senate 2nd Reading Amendments
    3-9-2009 :
    

             313      of proof to show by
{   clear and convincing   }        a preponderance of the       evidence that the vested mining use has not been


9.    Page 12, Line 356
    Senate 2nd Reading Amendments
    3-9-2009 :
    

             356      vested mining use to new land
  , if the expansion conforms with all applicable:

    (i) federal or state laws and regulations; and
    (ii) ordinances enacted by a political subdivision  
.


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