Minnesota SF1382 requires environmental review and permit issuance for nonferrous sulfide ore projects to be halted unless specific conditions are.

Minnesota SF1382 mandates that the commissioner and the commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency must not conduct environmental review or issue permits for proposed nonferrous sulfide ore projects unless they determine, based on 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 releasing hazardous substances. The mine must have operated in a similar environment and used reclamation techniques similar to those proposed by the project.

Minnesota SF1382 requires environmental review and permit issuance for nonferrous sulfide ore projects to be halted unless specific conditions are.

Minnesota SF1382 mandates that the commissioner and the commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency must not conduct environmental review or issue permits for proposed nonferrous sulfide ore projects unless they determine, based on 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 releasing hazardous substances. The mine must have operated in a similar environment and used reclamation techniques similar to those proposed by the project.