Tag: legislation
CMA Coal, Hardrock, and Uranium Committee meeting summary
DRMS Update:
Jim Stark and Russ Means presented the following points:
DNR was questioned at its Joint Budget Committee hearing about the
statutory tax exemption for coal...
Legislative report
Legislature Set to Bang GavelThe second regular session of the 72nd General Assembly will convene at 10am, Wednesday, January 8. Unlike many previous election...
Legislative update
The shape of the 2020 General
Assembly is becoming clearer as we move into December and legislators are
beginning to talk about their goals for the...
Coal, Hardrock, and Uranium Committee meeting summary
DRMS Update
Department of Natural Resources is making
several personnel changes including narrowing of the Assistant Director for
Energy and Minerals.Russ Means stated that the first...
Legislative Update: Teeing things up for January
The legislative interim committee have completed their work, moving recommended bills forward to the Legislative Council for approval prior to introduction in January. Throughout...
Congress considering anti-hardrock mining legislation
Congress Considering Anti-Hardrock Mining Legislation
House Natural Resource Committee Chairman Raul Grijalva has
introduced legislation (H.R. 2579) imposing punitive fees on hardrock mining,
placing additional lands...
Legislature ramping up for 2020
As summer winds down, legislators on the various interim
committees are requesting draft bills for consideration in January. The
Investor Owned Utility Study Committee initially requested...
The Legislative session ended – regulatory agencies and interim committees are...
Following major climate legislation enacted by the Colorado
General Assembly in 2019, the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission began
moving toward the legislature’s goal of aggressive...
The Mining Law produces vital domestic minerals. Why undermine it?
Does America stand for self-reliance and innovative discovery of critical minerals for our economy and national defense and security? Or will Congress drive the...
Revered statesman Tilman Bishop dies
Tilman "Tillie" Bishop, whose influence covered Colorado from his unlikely base of Grand Junction for 28 years in the state Legislature and 38 years...