House committee says no to second uranium bill

Andrew Villegas, (Bio) avillegas@greeleytribune.com
April 2, 2008

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A bill that would have required mine operators to notify the public about mining prospects without revealing proprietary information died in a state House committee Wednesday afternoon.

The bill — HB 1165 — was a companion bill to HB 1161, which places groundwater quality restrictions on uranium mining in Colorado, and passed the full House on Monday. That bill now moves to the Senate.

At issue among lawmakers were the public’s right to know what type of mining may occur near their homes versus the desire to keep the business decisions and proprietary secrets of miners safe. Other lawmakers also expressed concern that the bill would apply to all mining, not just uranium mining.

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