The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection is seeking public input as it considers changes to how the state manages a key mining fund.
A workshop is set for April 9 from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. to gather comments on proposed amendments to Nevada Administrative Code Chapter 519A.
The proposed regulation, Permanent Regulation R145-24, would revise NAC 519A.392, which covers payments into a fund and how that money is used and reimbursed.
According to the agency, the change is intended to increase funding for the Trust Fund for Short-Term Fluid Management. The fund is used to ensure the state can manage process fluids at a mining operation if an operator defaults, until a posted surety can be used. The fund would then be replenished.
People can attend the workshop in person at the Bonnie B. Bryan Boardroom on the first floor of 901 S. Stewart Street in Carson City, or at the Red Rock Conference Room, Suite 200, at 375 East Warm Springs Road in Las Vegas.
A virtual option is also available through Microsoft Teams, with both online and call-in access. To Call In (audio only): +1 (775) 321-6111, Conference ID: 858 344 406#.
More information, including the workshop agenda, is available through the agency website.
