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Resolutions

The Commission adopts resolutions as one method of officially communicating the member states' position on policy, legislative, and regulatory matters that impact the states and their ability to implement effective regulatory programs.

Resolutions adopted in December 2020 at IMCC Mid Year Meeting

  • Resolution of Appreciation for Alan Edwards - 2020 Mid Year Meeting
  • Resolution of Appreciation for Bradley C. (Butch) Lambert - 2020 Mid Year Meeting
  • Resolution of Appreciation for Ed Larrimore - 2020 Mid Year Meeting

Resolutions adopted in October 2019 at IMCC Mid Year Meeting in Hot Springs, AR

  • ​Resolution Approving Montana IMCC Associate Membership - 2019 Mid Year Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Speaker, The Honorable Joe Balash, Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, U.S. Department of the Interior - 2019 Mid Year Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Glenda Owens, Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement - 2019 Mid Year Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Larry Bengal, Host State - 2019 Mid Year Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Becky Keogh, Host State - 2019 Mid Year Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Jarrod Zweifel, Host State - 2019 Mid Year Meeting
  • Resolution of Appreciation for Lanny Erdos - 2019 Mid Year Meeting
  • Resolution of Appreciation for Fernando Martinez - 2019 Mid Year Meeting

Resolutions adopted in May 2019 at IMCC Annual Meeting in Tucson, AZ

  • ​​Resolution Thanking Speaker, The Honorable Joe Balash, Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, U.S. Department of the Interior - 2019 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Glenda Owens, Acting Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement - 2019 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Remembering Jim Stephens - 2019 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Welcome Speaker, Brad Ross, Director, Geotechnical Center of Excellence, Lowell Institute for Mineral Resources, University of Arizona - 2019 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Amanda Stone, Host State - 2019 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Misael Cabrera, Host State - 2019 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution of Appreciation for Ryan Ellis for his Work with IMCC - 2019 Annual Meeting​​

Resolutions adopted in October 2018 at IMCC Mid Year Meeting in Biloxi, MS

  • Resolution Re. Reauthorization of Fee Collection Authority Under Title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act PL. 95-87
  • Resolution Re. the SMCRA Title IV AML Emergency Program
  • Resolution Thanking Speaker, The Honorable Joe Balash, Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, U.S. Department of the Interior - 2018 Mid Year Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Glenda Owens, Acting Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement - 2018 Mid Year Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Host State - 2018 Mid Year Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Welcome Speaker Dr. David Dockery, III, State Geologist of Mississippi, Director, Office of Geology, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality - 2018 Mid Year Meeting

Resolutions adopted in April 2018 at IMCC Annual Meeting in Charlotte, NC

  • ​​Resolution Thanking Speaker The Honorable Joe Balash, Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, U.S. Department of the Interior - 2018 Annual Meeting
  • ​​Resolution of Appreciation for Greg Conrad Upon His Retirement from the Interstate Mining Compact Commission - 2018 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution of Appreciation for Beth Botsis Upon Her Retirement from the Interstate Mining Compact Commission - 2018 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Host State - 2018 Annual Meeting

Resolutions adopted in November 2017 at IMCC Mid Year Meeting in Washington, D.C.

  • ​​Resolution Thanking Welcome Speaker Vincent DeVito, Counselor to the Secretary of the Interior for Energy Policy -- 2017 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Speaker The Honorable Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency -- 2017 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution of Appreciation for Scott Fowler, Illinois, Upon His Retirement from State Government -- 2017 Mid Year Meeting
  • Resolution of Appreciation for Tracy Davis, North Carolina, Upon His Retirement from State Government -- 2017 Mid Year Meeting​​​

Resolutions adopted on April 5, 2017 at IMCC Annual Meeting in Williamsburg, VA

  • Resolution Thanking Welcome Speaker Hayes Framme, Deputy Secretary of Commerce and Trade for the Commonwealth of Virginia -- 2017 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking General Session Speakers -- 2017 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Host State -- 2017 Annual Meeting ​

Resolutions adopted on October 19, 2016 at IMCC Mid-Year Meeting in Park City, UT

  • ​Resolution Approving Arizona IMCC Associate Membership
  • Resolution Re. Bonding for Coal Mining Under SMCRA
  • Resolution of Appreciation for James Deutsch, North Dakota Public Service Commission -- 2017 Mid Year Meeting
  • Resolution Re. Mine Placement of Coal Combustion Residues
  • Resolution Re. Development of Protection and Enhancement Plan Guidelines for Proposed and Listed Threatened and Endangered Species Under the Endangered Species Act
  • Resolution Re. Primacy
  • Resolution Re. State Title V Program Funding
  • Resolution Re. Certified State Funding Under Title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
  • Resolution Concerning Reauthorization of Fee Collection Authority under Title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act PL. 95-87

Resolutions adopted on April 2016 at IMCC Annual Meeting in Lake Placid, NY

  • Resolution Re. Financial Assurance for Hardrock Mine Reclamation (CERCLA 108(b)
  • Resolution Thanking Assistant Secretary Janice Schneider, U.S. Department of the Interior, for Speaking and Meeting with the States -- 2016 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Host State -- 2016 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Welcome Speaker Robert Stegeman, Regional Director, New York State -- 2016 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking General Session Speakers -- 2016 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution of Appreciation for John Caudle, Texas Railroad Commission, Upon His Retirement from State Government

Other Resolutions adopted in 2016

  • ​Resolution Re. Federal Oversight and Enforcement under SMCRA

Resolutions adopted in October 2015 at IMCC Mid-Year Meeting in Santa Fe, NM

  • ​Resolution Thanking Geologist Bill Auby, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, for Speaking and Meeting with the States -- 2015 Mid-Year Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Deputy State Director Lonny R. Bagley, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, for Speaking and Meeting with the States -- 2015 Mid-Year Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Welcome Speaker Ryan Flynn, Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources Trustee, New Mexico -- 2015 Mid-Year Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Host State -- 2015 Mid-Year Meeting

Resolutions adopted in August 2015 at IMCC "Developing a Defensible CHIA" Workshop in Chicago, IL

  • Resolution Thanking Session Speakers -- 2015 CHIA Workshop
  • Resolution Thanking Session Facilitators -- 2015 CHIA Workshop

Resolutions adopted in April 2015 at IMCC Annual Meeting in Baltimore, MD

  • Resolution Thanking Welcome Speaker Ben Grumbles, Secretary of Maryland Department of the Environment, Maryland -- 2015 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Host State -- 2015 Annual Meeting

Resolutions adopted in October 2014 at IMCC Mid-Year Meeting in Washington, D.C.

  • ​Resolution Urging OSMRE and the Mine Safety and Health Administration to Provide Mine Mapping Funding -- 2014 Mid-Year Meeting
  • ​Resolution Re. State AML Funding Under Title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act

Resolutions adopted in April 2014 at IMCC Annual Meeting in Reno, NV

  • ​Resolution of Appreciation for Loretta Pineda, Colorado, Upon Her Retirement from State Government -- 2014 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution of Appreciation for Stan Thieling, Mississippi, Upon His Retirement from State Government -- 2014 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Welcome Speaker Brian Sandoval, Governor of Nevada -- 2014 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Host State -- 2014 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Ron James for Speaking and Meeting with the States -- 2014 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Allen Biaggi for Speaking and Meeting with the States -- 2014 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Tim Crowley for Speaking and Meeting with the States -- 2014 Annual Meeting

Resolutions adopted in October 2013 at IMCC Mid-Year Meeting in San Antonio, TX

  • ​Resolution Thanking Host State -- 2013 Mid-Year Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Keynote Speaker Cathy Giessel, Alaska State Senator for District N -- 2013 Mid-Year Meeting
  • Resolution Approving the Entry of Mississippi as an Associate Member of the Commission -- 2013 Mid-Year Meeting

Resolutions adopted in April 2013 at IMCC Annual Meeting in Cincinnati, OH

  • ​Resolution Thanking Host State -- 2013 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Robert Baker for Speaking and Meeting with the States -- 2013 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Patrick Jacomet for Speaking and Meeting with the States -- 2013 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Theresa McQuade for Speaking and Meeting with the States -- 2013 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Roger Osborne for Speaking and Meeting with the States -- 2013 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Nate Schlater for Speaking and Meeting with the States -- 2013 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Cheryl Socotch for Speaking and Meeting with the States -- 2013 Annual Meeting

Resolutions adopted in October 2012 at IMCC Mid-Year Meeting in Chicago, IL

  • ​Resolution Re: Financial Responsibility (Bonding) for Mine Reclamation -- 2012 Mid-Year Meeting
  • Resolution Urging U.S. Department of Interior to Consult with States (Secretarial Order Number 3320) -- 2012 Mid-Year Meeting
  • Resolution Urging OSMRE to Rescind the Ten-Day Notice Directive (INE-35) -- 2012 Mid-Year Meeting

Resolutions adopted in April-May 2012 at IMCC Annual Meeting in Asheville, NC

  • ​Resolution Thanking Welcome Speaker Dee Freeman, Secretary of North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources -- 2012 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Master of Ceremonies James D. Simons, State Geologist and Director of the Division of Land Resources within the North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources -- 2012 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Host State -- 2012 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Dr. Kenneth Taylor for Speaking and Meeting with the States -- 2012 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Peter Margolin for Speaking and Meeting with the States -- 2012 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking William James for Speaking and Meeting with the States -- 2012 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Larry Evans for Speaking and Meeting with the States -- 2012 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Scott Belden for Speaking and Meeting with the States -- 2012 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Anna Krzyszowska-Waitkus for Speaking and Meeting with the States -- 2012 Annual Meeting

Other Resolutions Adopted in 2012

  • ​Resolution Re: Federalism and Funding -- November 2012
  • Resolution Approving the Entry of Nevada as an Associate Member of the Commission -- June 2012
  • Resolution of Appreciation for Sarah Donnelly, Chief of the Division of Technical Training for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Upon Her Retirement from Federal Government -- January 2012

Resolutions adopted in October 2011 at IMCC Mid-Year Meeting in Point Clear, AL

  • ​Resolution Thanking Dr. George Crozier for Speaking and Meeting with the States -- 2011 Mid-Year Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Host State -- 2011 Mid-Year Meeting

Resolutions adopted in April 2011 at IMCC Annual Meeting in Wheeling, WV

  • ​Resolution Urging OSMRE to Rescind the Ten-Day Notice Directive (INE-35) -- 2011 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Session Speakers -- 2011 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Host State -- 2011 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Welcome Speaker Randy Huffman, Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection -- 2011 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Joe Pizarchik, Director of the Office of Surface Mining -- 2011 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Master of Ceremonies Tom Clarke, Director of the Division of Mining and Reclamation within the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection -- 2011 Annual Meeting

Other resolutions adopted in 2011

  • ​Resolution of Appreciation for John Husted, Ohio, Upon His Retirement from State Government -- June 2011
  • Resolution Opposing the Legislative Proposal in the FY 2012 Budget Proposal for OSMRE -- March 2011

Resolutions adopted in October 2010 at IMCC Mid-Year Meeting in Charleston, SC

  • ​Resolution Supporting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Beville Amendment) -- 2010 Mid-Year Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Host State -- 2010 Mid-Year Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Joe Pizarchik, Director of the Office of Surface Mining -- 2010 Mid- Year Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Wendy Hamilton for Speaking and Meeting with the States -- 2010 Mid- Year Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Ed Fogels for Speaking and Meeting with the States -- 2010 Mid-Year Meeting

Resolutions adopted in April 2010 at IMCC Annual Meeting in Point Clear, AL

  • Resolution Thanking Joe Pizarchik, Director of the Office of Surface Mining -- 2010 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Master of Ceremonies Milton McCarthy, General Counsel to the Alabama Surface Mining Commission -- 2010 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Welcome Speaker Thomas Surtees, Director of the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations -- 2010 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Host State -- 2010 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Professor Bill Henning for Speaking and Meeting with the States -- 2010 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Dr. Randall Johnson for Speaking and Meeting with the States -- 2010 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Larry Barwick for Speaking and Meeting with the States -- 2010 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Larry McCarty for Speaking and Meeting with the States -- 2010 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Chuck Williams for Speaking and Meeting with the States -- 2010 Annual Meeting
  • Resolution Thanking Harold Smith for Speaking and Meeting with the States -- 2010 Annual Meeting
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