An Act To Repeal the Maine Metallic Mineral Mining Act

CONCEPT DRAFT SUMMARY

This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208.

This bill proposes to repeal the Maine Metallic Mineral Mining Act, as contained in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, chapter 3, subchapter 1, article 9, which was enacted in 2012 under Public Law 2011, chapter 653. In addition to repealing the Maine Metallic Mineral Mining Act, this bill would repeal any other statutory provisions enacted as part of Public Law 2011, chapter 653 and would reenact any statutory provisions that were repealed under that same legislation. This bill would further direct the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Maine Land Use Planning Commission to engage in separate rule-making processes to remove any changes to their respective rules that were implemented in accordance with Public Law 2011, chapter 653.