Bill Title: Amends the Coal Mining Act. Provides that a coal mine operator must provide caches of additional self-contained self-rescuer devices along the mine's primary and secondary escape ways (rather than 30 self-contained self-rescuer devices in each cache located within a mine). Provides that each cache shall have a minimum of one self-contained self-rescuer device for every person who will be inby the cache. Provides that cache locations shall be spaced along each escape way at a 30-minute travel distance. Provides alternate distances for caches if an operator chooses not to use a walk study. Makes changes concerning the submission of a plan for approval concerning the construction and maintenance of rescue chambers to the Mining Board. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB3736 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

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Introduced	2020-02-14	HTML/Text	Link	View

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