Digest: This Act makes some changes to the mining laws. (Flesch Readability Score: 94.3).
Exempts from the requirement to obtain an onshore exploration permit wells from which sample materials are acquired, if the well is constructed by a licensed well constructor. Provides that the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries may not impose additional conditions on the transfer of an operating permit. Provides that the department or other permitting agency may not require a land use compatibility statement for activities already authorized by a local jurisdiction.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 517.705, 517.833, 517.830