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LC 4406

Confirm governor's appointees for the hard-rock mining impact board

2025 Regular Session

Requires the legislature to confirm the governor's appointees to the hard-rock mining impact board, giving lawmakers oversight and legitimacy to the board's membership.

(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
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Bill Summary · LC 4406

Bill Summary: LC 4406 — Confirm governor's appointees for the hard-rock mining impact board

Overview

LC 4406 is a draft bill titled “Confirm governor's appointees for the hard-rock mining impact board.” The bill appears to authorize or require legislative confirmation of the individuals appointed by the governor to the hard-rock mining impact board. The object is to place the legislature into the confirmation role for the board’s membership.

  • Status: Draft (LC) — Ready for Delivery
  • Introduced: March 3, 2025
  • Classification: Bill
  • Subject: Legislature, Mining and Minerals (cross-reference: Oil and Gas)

Purpose and Intent

  • Primary aim: Establish or formalize the process by which the legislature confirms the governor’s appointees to the hard-rock mining impact board.
  • Rationale (implied): Provide legislative oversight and definitive appointment legitimacy for board membership related to hard-rock mining impacts.

Key Provisions (as available)

  • The central provision, inferred from the title, is to require or authorize a confirmation process by the legislature for individuals named by the governor to serve on the hard-rock mining impact board.
  • Specific details such as the number of seats, qualifications, terms of service, confirmation timelines, hearing procedures, reporting requirements, or voting thresholds are not provided in the available information.

Note: The full text would be needed to enumerate exact provisions, timelines for confirmations, and any procedural rules (e.g., committee hearings, deadlines, or reasons for rejection).

Affected Parties and Impacts

  • Governor’s appointees to the hard-rock mining impact board: Subject to legislative confirmation.
  • Hard-rock mining impact board: Membership would be established or validated through a confirmation process.
  • State legislature: Assigned or reaffirmed oversight role in confirming board appointments.
  • Mining sector and related stakeholders (e.g., communities, environmental groups): Indirectly affected through the legitimacy and stability of the board's composition.

Legislative Timeline and Status

  • 2025-03-03: Drafter assigned
  • 2025-03-03 to 2025-03-05: Legal review, final drafter review
  • 2025-03-05 to 2025-03-06: Draft in Legal Review; Draft in Input/Proofing
  • 2025-03-06: Draft in Edit and Final Drafter Review
  • 2025-03-12: Draft in Assembly
  • 2025-03-14: Draft Ready for Delivery

Next Steps and Considerations

  • Once delivered, the bill would enter the standard legislative process for confirmation-related measures, including committee review and floor consideration. Details on hearings, confirmation vote thresholds, and timelines would depend on the actual bill text and chamber rules.
  • Stakeholders may seek clarifications on the scope (e.g., number of appointees, terms, qualifications) and any implications for ongoing appointments.

Data Gaps

  • The full bill text is not provided. Specific provisions, qualifications, term lengths, and procedural rules are not enumerated here and would be clarified in the enacted bill.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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