GA HB562 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Introduced on February 20 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-21 - House First Readers
Pending: House Natural Resources and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 20 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-21 - House First Readers
Pending: House Natural Resources and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to surface mining, so as to provide for a five-year moratorium on the acceptance of applications for new permits and the acceptance of requests to modify existing permits by the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources to expand the area of land affected by surface mining operations on Trail Ridge; to provide a definition; to provide exemptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Title
Natural Resources, Department of; five-year moratorium on acceptance of applications for new or requests to modify existing permits; provisions
Sponsors
| Rep. Darlene Taylor [R] | Rep. Ron Stephens [R] | Rep. Steven Sainz [R] | Rep. Gerald Greene [R] |
| Rep. Debbie Buckner [D] | Rep. Carolyn Hugley [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-21 | House | House First Readers |
| 2025-02-20 | House | House Hopper |
Georgia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70613 |
| Text | https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/233275 |
