Tennessee Senate Bill 2354 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-03-14 - Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As introduced, adds limestone to the definition of "mineral" for purposes of applying the requirements of the Tennessee Mineral Surface Mining Law of 1972 to limestone; prohibits the issuance of a permit to conduct surface mining on land that is located within 2,000 feet of a property line of a park or community education center, 500 feet of any other property line, 1,200 feet of a residential structure, or one mile of a dam. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 59; Title 69, Chapter 11 and Title 69, Chapter 3.

As introduced, adds limestone to the definition of "mineral" for purposes of applying the requirements of the Tennessee Mineral Surface Mining Law of 1972 to limestone; prohibits the issuance of a permit to conduct surface mining on land that is located within 2,000 feet of a property line of a park or community education center, 500 feet of any other property line, 1,200 feet of a residential structure, or one mile of a dam. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 59; Title 69, Chapter 11 and Title 69, Chapter 3.

Sen. Steven Dickerson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-14	Senate	Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
2016-03-08	Senate	Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/14/2016
2016-01-25	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
2016-01-21	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2016-01-21	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB2295 (Crossfiled) 2016-03-15 - Taken off notice for cal in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee of Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2354&ga=109
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/109/Bill/SB2354.pdf