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Amend the amendment in section 23 in §490-OO by adding after subsection 6 the following:
 
‘7.  County approval.    A mining permit may not be issued under this section unless the proposed mining operation has been approved by a referendum of the voters of the county or counties in which the proposed mining operation is located.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment provides that a mining permit may not be issued unless the proposed mining operation has been approved by a referendum of the voters of the county or counties in which the proposed mining operation is located.