“Companies seeking to establish mining operations in Wisconsin should meet requirements that protect water quality and supply, while providing opportunity for public input. Current environmental regulations should not be weakened.”- Petition statement circulated by BRWA in the fall of 2011, signed by over 1,400 citizens, local governments, and conservation organizations
Background on current mining regulations in Wisconsin- Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
Overview of metallic mineral regulation in Wisconsin, third edition (Special Report 13)- Thomas J. Evans, 2004
Open Pit Mining Bill (AB 1, SB 1) introduced January 16, 2013
Full text of Assembly Bill 1 (206 pages)
Legislative Bureau Analysis of the Open Pit Mining Bill
Assembly Mining Bill (LRB 3520, AB 426) introduced December 8, 2011
Full text of Assembly Bill 426 (183 pages)
Legislative Bureau Analysis of the Assembly Mining Bill
Testimony of BRWA at Assembly Mining Bill Hearing in Milwaukee- December 14, 2011
Testimony of BRWA at Senate Mining Bill Hearing in Madison- February 16, 2012
Special Session Bill (SB/AB 24- now known as SB 326 and AB 421)
WLCV Analysis of the Bill
BRWA Testimony at the Assembly and Senate Joint Committee on Natural Resources in Madison- October 26, 2011
Information Gathering Public Hearing on Metallic Mining in Hurley
BRWA Testimony at the Public Hearing of the Assembly on Jobs, Economy, and Small Business in Hurley- October 27, 2011
