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2013 Mining Bill

Text of 2013 AB 1 (2013 Assembly Mining Bill) and Analysis by Wisconsin Legislative Council

2013 AB 1, relating to regulation of ferrous metallic mining and related activities, procedures for obtaining approvals from the Department of Natural Resources for the construction fo utility facilities, making an appropriation, and providing penalties, at: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2013/related/proposals/ab1

Memorandum Describing LRB-0762/1, Relating to the Regulation of Ferrous Metallic Mining and Related Activities, 1/14/2013, Wisconsin Legislative Council, at: http://legis.wisconsin.gov/Documents/1944_001.pdf

Text of 2013 SB 1 (2013 Senate Mining Bill) and Analysis by Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau

2013 SB 1, relating to regulation of ferrous metallic mining and related activities, procedures for obtaining approvals from the Department of Natural Resources for the construction fo utility facilities, making an appropriation, and providing penalties, at: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2013/related/proposals/sb1

Analyses of 2013 Mining Bill (2013 AB 1 and 2013 SB 1) by Federal Entities

Corps of Engineers Letter to Senator Cullen, 1/14/2013, at: http://www.thewheelerreport.com/wheeler_docs/files/0118cullenletter.pdf

Wisconsin’s mining bill could slow approval process, Corps of Engineers says, 1/20/2013, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, at: http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/wisconsins-mining-bill-could-slow-approval-process-corps-of-engineers-says-g58ej7s-187675791.html

Analyses of 2013 Mining Bill (2013 AB 1 and 2013 SB 1) by Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians

Bad River Band Concerns with Mining Legislation Continue, 1/22/2013, Press Release, at: http://www.wispolitics.com/1006/012213BadRiver.pdf

Mike Wiggins: “The Imminent Threat Manifests Itself as a Form of Genocide”, 1/23/2013, Joint Committee Hearing testimony by Tribal Chairman of Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians, at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_OKnuO1k4I&feature=youtu.be

Tribes vow to protect water, 1/26/2013, WISN 12 ACT, at: http://www.wisn.com/Tribes-vow-to-protect-water/-/9374034/18293108/-/gyujed/-/index.html

Analyses of 2013 Mining Bill (2013 AB 1 and 2013 SB 1) by Environmental Groups

Protect Wisconsin’s Mining Safeguards, 1/16/2013, Wisconsin John Muir Chapter Sierra Club, at: http://wisconsin.sierraclub.org/MiningSafeguardsSignOnLetter.asp

Proposed Taconite Mine in the Penokee Range, Wisconsin John Muir Chapter Sierra Club, at: http://wisconsin.sierraclub.org/Penokeemine.asp

Coalition of Environmental Groups Urge Legislators to Reject Iron Strip Mine Bill and Protect Wisconsin Water, 1/17/2013, Wisconsin Resources Protection Council, at: http://www.wrpc.net/announcements/coalition-of-environmental-groups-urge-legislators-to-reject-iron-strip-mine-bill-and-protect-wisconsin-water/

Penokee Hills Destruction Act of 2013: Summary, Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice, at: http://www.wnpj.org/miningbill2013

New Wisconsin iron mining bill will be devastating to the environment, 1/22/2013, Isthmus, at: http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=38846

New Bill Exempts Mining Companies from Environmental Standards, Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters, at: http://www.conservationvoters.org/images/pdf/20130116wlcvandtiffanyagree.pdf

Open-Pit Mining Bill (Senate Bill 1/Assembly Bill 1): Massive Handout to Polluting Mining

Company, Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters, at: http://www.conservationvoters.org/images/pdf/20130121miningbilldeets.pdf

SB 1 / AB 1: The Open-Pit Mining Bill, 1/22/2013, Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters, at: http://www.conservationvoters.org/images/pdf/miningsb1onepager.pdf

Hundreds of Citizens Fill the Capitol Opposing the Open-Pit Mining Bill, 1/23/2013, Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters, at: http://www.wispolitics.com/1006/012313Mining.pdf

Iron Mining Bill (AB1 / SB 1) Opposed by Wisconsin Lakes, at: http://wisconsinlakes.org/index.php/current-legislative-a-legal-issues/118-template-current-legislation#Position and at: http://wisconsinlakes.org/index.php/latest-policy-updates

AB 1 / SB 1: Iron Mining Bill, Clean Wisconsin, at: http://www.cleanwisconsin.org/proxy.php?filename=files/AB1SB1_Mining_Final.pdf

Mining Legislation Puts Water Resources at Risk, 1/24/2013, Nature Conservancy, at: http://www.wispolitics.com/1006/012313Nature.pdf

Analyses of 2013 Mining Bill (2013 AB 1 and 2013 SB 1) by Industry Groups

The Truth About Iron Mining Legislation: Questions and Answers on Environmental Regulations, 1/22/2013, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, at: http://www.wmc.org/issues/the-truth-about-iron-mining-legislation-questions-and-answers-on-environmental-regulations/

WMC urges passage of iron mining reforms, 1/23/2013, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce Press Release, at: http://www.wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=288231  

Joint Committee Hearing on 2013 Mining Bill (2013 AB 1 and 2013 SB 1),

January 23, 2013

Joint Public Hearing: Senate and Assembly Committees on Mining, 1/23/2013, Wisconsin Eye, at: http://www.wiseye.org/Programming/VideoArchive/EventDetail.aspx?evhdid=7071

WMC Testifies in Support of Iron Ming Reform, 1/23/2013, Joint Committee Hearing, at: http://www.wmc.org/news/wmc-testifies-in-support-of-iron-mining-reform/

Mike Wiggins: “The Imminent Threat Manifests Itself as a Form of Genocide”, 1/23/2013, Joint Committee Hearing testimony by Tribal Chairman of Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians, at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_OKnuO1k4I&feature=youtu.be

Wisconsin Tribal Members Speak Out on Mining Bill, 1/25/2013, Wisconsin Citizens Media Cooperative, at: http://wcmcoop.com/2013/01/25/wisconsin-tribal-members-speak-out-on-mining-bill/

Marcia Bjornerud, Professor of Geology, Lawrence University, Testimony to State Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economy and Mining, 1/23/2013, at: http://woodsperson.blogspot.com/2013/01/bjornerud-testimony-to-state-assembly.html  

Two sides clash at hearing on GOP mining bill, 1/23/2013, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, at: http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/hundreds-descend-on-capitol-to-debate-pros-cons-of-gop-mining-bill-ss8gais-188105721.html

Sides make case for and against mining bill at contentious public hearing, 1/23/2013, Wisconsin State Journal, at: http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/sides-make-case-for-and-against-mining-bill-at-contentious/article_a04e220a-6582-11e2-9ca6-0019bb2963f4.html

Democrats want more input in this morning’s mining hearing, 1/23/2013, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, at: http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/188062581.html

Passion, grandstanding, hyperbole again mark WI mine hearing, 1/23/2013, Wisconsin Reporter, at: http://watchdog.org/67381/passion-grandstanding-hyperbole-again-mark-wi-mine-hearing/

The Million Dollar Bill, 1/24/2013, Wisconsin Citizens Media Cooperative, at: http://wcmcoop.com/2013/01/24/the-million-dollar-bill/

Americans for Prosperity Provides “Grassroots” for Controversial Wisconsin Mining Bill, 1/24/2013, PRWatch, at: http://www.prwatch.org/node/11956

Assembly and Senate Mining Committees Set Executive Session Date for Vote on 2013 Mining Bill (AB 1 / SB 1): February 6, 2013

Mining bill vote set for Feb. 6, 1/28/2013, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, at: http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/188731891.html

Wisconsin Legislature Schedule of Committee Activities, at: http://committeeschedule.legis.wisconsin.gov/?viewType=Calendar&targetDate=02-28-2013&committeeID=-1

Mining Bill will be voted on in Committee February 6, 1/28/2013, Badger Democracy, at: http://bdgrdemocracy.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/mining-bill-will-be-voted-on-in-committee-february-6/