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WA HB1647
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/6/2025
Primary Sponsor
Lawrence Springer
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AI Summary
- Increases annual permit fees for surface mine reclamation from $2,000 to $3,500 for private permit holders
- Sets annual fee at $2,500 for public permit holders whose mines are used exclusively for public works projects, replacing previous tiered system based on county population and disturbed acreage
- Maintains $4,500 nonrefundable application fee for new permits, permit expansions, permit combinations, and revisions to existing reclamation permits or plans
- Eliminates fee waivers previously available to counties with 1993 populations under 20,000 persons that owned mines with less than seven acres of disturbed area
- All collected fees are deposited into the surface mining reclamation account administered by the Department of Natural Resources
Legislative Description
Establishing surface mine reclamation permit fees.
Last Action
House Rules "X" file.
1/12/2026
Committee Referrals
Rules4/27/2025
Agriculture & Natural Resources3/10/2025
Rules2/28/2025
Appropriations2/21/2025
Agriculture and Natural Resources1/28/2025
Full Bill Text
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