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Feds scrutinizing Montana’s new mining laws

Peyton Olson| October 30, 2023| News

By Tom Lutey, Billings Gazette

A change in Montana mining law has triggered a federal hearing as the U.S. Office of Surface Mining determines whether the state still complies with national reclamation laws.

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement will hold a Billings hearing Nov. 1 as it determines whether two bills affecting state coal mine policy passed by the Montana Legislature went too far. The hearing is scheduled for 1 p.m. at the DoubleTree.

 

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