HCSHB631--INDUSTRIALMINERALSADVISORYCOUNCIL
SPONSOR: Houx
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonConservationandNaturalResourcesbyavoteof13to
0.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
631.
Currently,theIndustrialMineralsAdvisoryCouncilhasthree
membersrepresentinglimestonequarryoperatorsandonemembereach
representingtheclaymining,sandstonemining,sandandgravel
mining,baritemining,andgraniteminingindustries. Thisbill
modifiesthecouncilmakeupsothattheeightrepresentatives can
comefromanyofthespecifiedindustriesincludinglimestone
quarryoperators, granitemining,claymining,sandstonemining,
baritemining,sandandgravelmining,orothernonmetallicsurface
mining,butnoindustrymayhavemorethanfourrepresentatives.
ThisbillissimilartoSB1004(2022).
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: SupporterssaythatcurrentlytheIndustrialMinerals
AdvisoryCouncilhastroubleobtainingaquorumtoconduct
business. Thechangestothecouncilmembershipwillprovide
flexibilityinappointingmembersandallowforbroader
representation fromtheminingindustries.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwereRepresentative Houx;
MissouriLimestoneProducersAssociation;T.J.Graven,Missouri
DepartmentofNaturalResources;andMiningIndustryCouncilof
Missouri.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.