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AR SB368

Bill

Status

Passed

4/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Missy Irvin

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Origin

Senate

95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Reduces Natural Resources Committee membership from 9 to 7 members by removing the State Geologist and the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality

  • Replaces the Director of Production and Conservation of the Oil and Gas Commission with the Secretary of the Department of Energy and Environment as a committee member

  • Updates notification requirements for lease and permit applications on state lands, removing the Office of the State Geologist, Oil and Gas Commission, and Division of Environmental Quality from required notification

  • Adds the Department of Energy and Environment to the list of agencies that must be notified when applications are filed for taking minerals, timber, or logs from state-owned lands

  • Approved April 3, 2025 as Act 445 of the Regular Session

Legislative Description

To Amend The Law Concerning Mineral, Timber, And Other Resources On State Lands; To Reduce Membership Of The Natural Resources Committee; And To Amend The Notification Related To Leases And Permits.

Last Action

Notification that SB368 is now Act 445

4/7/2025

Committee Referrals

Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development3/17/2025
Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development3/4/2025

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