Georgia bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB 562
Natural Resources, Department of; five-year moratorium on acceptance of applications for new or requests to modify existing permits; provisions
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Darlene Taylor (Republican)
- Ron Stephens (Republican)
- Steven Sainz (Republican)
- Gerald Greene (Republican)
- Debbie Buckner (Democratic)
- Carolyn Hugley (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Georgia legislature· description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to surface mining, so as to provide for a five-year moratorium on the acceptance of applications for new permits and the acceptance of requests to modify existing permits by the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources to expand the area of land affected by surface mining operations on Trail Ridge; to provide a definition; to provide exemptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 24, 2025 · House
House Second Readers - Feb 21, 2025 · House
House First Readers - Feb 20, 2025 · House
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