Minnesota HF954 requires specific determinations before conducting environmental review and issuing permits for proposed nonferrous sulfide ore.

Minnesota HF954 mandates that the commissioner and the commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency must not conduct environmental review and must not issue permits relating to proposed nonferrous sulfide ore projects unless they determine, based on published, peer-reviewed scientific information and public records, that a mine for nonferrous sulfide ore has operated commercially for at least ten years and has been closed for at least ten years without resulting in a release of a hazardous substance, hazardous waste, or pollutant.

Minnesota HF954 requires specific determinations before conducting environmental review and issuing permits for proposed nonferrous sulfide ore.

Minnesota HF954 mandates that the commissioner and the commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency must not conduct environmental review and must not issue permits relating to proposed nonferrous sulfide ore projects unless they determine, based on published, peer-reviewed scientific information and public records, that a mine for nonferrous sulfide ore has operated commercially for at least ten years and has been closed for at least ten years without resulting in a release of a hazardous substance, hazardous waste, or pollutant.