Mining Advisory Council

PURPOSE:     To review, advise and make recommendations to State agencies on proposed rules and budget allocations affecting mining.

MEMBERSHIP:

House              One member of the House of Representatives as an advisory member, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives:

Franklin M. Pratt

Senate             One member of the Senate as an advisory member, appointed by the President of the Senate:

Gail Griffin

Other               Two members of the public who have mining experience, appointed by the Governor:

Mr. Albert Acken (10/3/2017)

                         Jon Cherry

                        Two members who are employees of large companies that are actively engaged in the mining industry in this State, appointed by the President of the Senate:

Mr. Thomas Aldrich, ASARCO (6/7/2016)Vacant

                        Two members who are employees of companies that are actively engaged in the aggregate mining industry in this State, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives:

Mr. Bruce Dyer

                         Mark Reardon, Vulcan Materials Company

                        The State Mine Inspector or the Sate Mine Inspector's designee:

Mr. Joe Hart, State Mine Inspector

                        One member who is an employee of a small company that is actively engaged in the mining industry in this State, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives:

Mr. Kristopher Hefton

                        One member who is an employee of a mining supplier company that is actively engaged in the mining industry in this State, appointed by the President of the Senate:

Mr. Eric Mears, Brown and Caldwell, Principal Geologist

Notes:  The initial members shall assign themselves by lot to two, three, four and five years in office.  All subsequent members serve five year terms of office.   The Council shall select a Chair and Vice Chair from among its members and hold meetings at the call of the Chair or a majority of its members.  In order to be eligible to serve, members of the Mining Advisory Council shall be lawfully present in the United States.

CONTACT: Kaitlyn Neff, Senate Research Staff; Tom Savage, House Research Staff

REPORT DATE: None

EXPIRATION DATE: 07/01/2020

STATUTORY CITE: Laws 2010, Chapter 309; Laws 2013, Chapter 169

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