Bill Text: IA HF2298 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act imposing a moratorium on the mining of silica sand and including effective date provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-18 - Introduced, referred to Environmental Protection. H.J. 268. [HF2298 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HF2298-Introduced.html
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BY
KAJTAZOVIC
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
imposing
a
moratorium
on
the
mining
of
silica
sand
and
1
including
effective
date
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
SILICA
SAND
MINING
——
MORATORIUM.
1
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“silica
sand”
means
2
well-rounded,
sand-sized
grains
of
quartz,
also
known
as
3
silicon
dioxide,
with
few
impurities
in
terms
of
other
minerals
4
that
is
typically
used
in
the
process
of
hydraulic
fracturing
5
of
shale.
“Silica
sand”
does
not
include
common
rock,
stone,
6
aggregate,
gravel,
sand
with
a
low
quartz
level,
or
silica
7
compounds
recovered
as
a
by-product
of
metallic
mining.
8
2.
On
or
after
the
effective
date
of
this
Act,
the
9
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
shall
not
issue
10
a
new
mining
license
pursuant
to
section
208.7
for
an
operator
11
to
engage
in
the
mining
of
silica
sand
and
shall
not
approve
12
the
registration
of
a
new
mine
site
for
silica
sand
pursuant
13
to
section
208.9.
14
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
15
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
16
EXPLANATION
17
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
18
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
19
This
bill
relates
to
the
mining
of
silica
sand.
20
The
bill
prohibits
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
21
stewardship,
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
the
bill,
from
22
issuing
a
new
mining
license
for
an
operator
to
engage
in
the
23
mining
of
silica
sand
and
from
approving
the
registration
of
a
24
new
mine
site
for
silica
sand.
25
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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