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Mining and Forestry Policy

2023-2024 Regular Session

Report Date: August 22, 2023 2:50:27 PM

Bill # Senate Author Description Date Received Hearing Date Action Taken Senate Last Action
SF59 McEwen Nonferrous sulfide ore mining permits determinations requirement prior to permit issuance 01/14/2021
SF205 Johnson Stewart Nonferrous mining permits determinations requirement prior to permit issuance 01/21/2021
SF590 Eichorn Minnesota is a mining-friendly state declaration 02/04/2021
SF763 Cwodzinski Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness mining restrictions modification 02/08/2021
SF851 Kunesh Nonferrous mining permits issuance provisions modifications 02/11/2021
SF942 Wiklund Nonferrous sulfide ore permit issuance moratorium 02/11/2021
SF1051 Torres Ray Carbon sequestration in public and private forests set goals report requirement 02/15/2021 See First Special Session 2021, SF20, Art. 2, Sec. 132
SF1097 Eichorn Timber permits terms modification 02/17/2021 See SF814, Sec. 114
SF1286 Ruud Land-transaction costs reimbursement requirement; land addition and deletion from certain state parks; new state forest establishment; private sale of certain tax-forfeited, surplus, and other land authorization; land exchanges modification; land leases authorization 02/22/2021 See First Special Session 2021, HF9
SF1384 Isaacson Minnesota forests for future program, state nursery operations, Minnesota Forest Resources Council, and Sustainable Forest Incentive Act purpose and other provisions modifications 02/25/2021 See First Special Session 2021, SF20, Art. 2, Sec. 44, 103
SF1385 Isaacson Forest nursery sales provisions modifications; forest carbon sequestration goal establishment; tree planting authorization; appropriating money 02/25/2021 See First Special Session 2021, SF20, Art. 1, Sec. 3, Sub. 4(j), Art. 2, Sec. 44
SF1406 Wiger Boundary water canoe area wilderness mining restrictions modifications 02/25/2021
SF1553 Eichorn Forests on state trust lands management by counties authorization 03/01/2021
SF1737 Eichorn Sustainable forest incentive program application requirements modification 03/04/2021 See First Special Session 2021, SF20, Art. 2, Sec. 45, 104
SF2112 Tomassoni Mineral leases in 2021 termination conditions establishment 03/15/2021 See First Special Session 2021, SF20, Art. 2, Sec. 130
SF2436 Dibble Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness mining restrictions modification 04/16/2021
SF2533 McEwen Mining promotion responsibility transfer authorization 05/14/2021
SF2535 Johnson Stewart Nonferrous permits to mine financial assurance requirements modifications 05/14/2021
SF2797 Tomassoni Coordination, effectiveness, transparency and accountability of environmental review and process for metallic mining projects permission improvements 02/03/2022
SF3170 McEwen Denial and revocation of nonferrous mining permit, license, or lease to bad actors provision 02/17/2022
SF3899 Eichorn School trust lands director duties and powers modification 03/10/2022
SF3977 McEwen Nonferrous mining permit, license, or lease to bad actors denial and revocation 03/14/2022
SF4152 Ruud School trust lands director duties and powers modification 03/21/2022
SF4220 Bakk Mineral commodity and nonfuel gas leases facilitation 03/23/2022
SF4244 Tomassoni Legacy mine water management account establishment 03/23/2022