HB75 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tommy Sherer

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Surface Mining Commission, meeting days altered, fees, licenses and renewals, contracts with attorneys as hearing officers authorized, requirement for citations compelling attendance at hearings deleted if cessation order issued, Secs. 9-16-73, 9-16-74, 9-16-77, 9-16-78, 9-16-81, 9-16-93 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, the Alabama Surface Mining Commission regulates the surface coal mining industry in the state and ensures the reclamation of land which has been surface mined or which has suffered from the effects of underground coal mining.

This bill would require the commission to meet once every month instead of once every 30 days.

This bill would authorize the commission to charge reasonable fees for training, examination, and certification programs.

This bill would authorize the commission to hire or contract with attorneys to serve as hearing officers and would delete the requirement that such hearing officers be provided offices in separate facilities from that of the commission.

This bill would authorize the commission to establish and charge reasonable fees for an initial surface mining license and annual updates.

This bill would also delete the requirement that commission inspectors issue citations compelling attendance at an expeditious hearing before a hearing officer upon issuance of a cessation order.

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Subjects

Surface Mining Commission