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An Act To Improve Environmental Oversight and Streamline Permitting for Mining in Maine
 
CONCEPT DRAFT SUMMARY
This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208.
This bill proposes to create a comprehensive statutory framework to replace current mining law and rules and to establish the Department of Environmental Protection as the agency responsible for permitting and regulating the development, operation and closure of metallic mining in the State.