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The Wisconsin Mining Bill
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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/