Certain determinations requirement before issuing nonferrous mining permits
Determinations required before issuing nonferrous mining permits.
Requirement to analyze and consider cumulative pollution before issuing air quality permit modification; identification of environmental justice areas establishment; demographic analysis in certain environmental permitting and review requirement
Requirement modified to analyze and consider cumulative pollution before issuing air quality permit, environmental justice areas identification provided, environmental permitting and review demographic analysis required, and technical corrections made.
Financial assistance requirements modified for nonferrous permit to mine.
Financial assurance requirements for nonferrous permit to mine modification
Wetland Conservation Act determinations efficiency improved, environmental and resource management permit application process improved, Pollution Control Agency required to issue separate permits for construction and operation of certain facilities, other provisions related to environmental review and licensing modified, and money appropriated.
Coordination, effectiveness, transparency, and accountability of environmental review and permitting process for metallic mineral mining projects improved.
Coordination, effectiveness, transparency and accountability of environmental review improvement and permitting process for metallic mineral mining projects
Denial and revocation of nonferrous mining permit, license, or lease to bad actors provided.