Wyoming § 30-2-301 Board of mines renamed mining council; created;
composition; qualifications, appointment and term of members;
removal; officers; rules; quorum; vacancies; compensation

Wyoming Statutes

§ 30-2-301 — Board of mines renamed mining council; created; composition; qualifications, appointment and term of members; removal; officers; rules; quorum; vacancies; compensation

Wyoming § 30-2-301

Title 30Mines and Minerals

Ch. 2MINING OPERATIONS

Art. 3STATE MINING COUNCIL

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Bluebook

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 30-2-301 (2026).

Text

(a)There is created a state board of mines which is renamed the state mining council within the department of workforce services which shall consist of eleven (11) members. Ten (10) members shall be appointed equally from among the management and hourly employees of the mining industry, including surface and underground coal mining, and shall serve for a term of four (4) years and until their successors are appointed and qualified except for the inspector who is a member of the council and entitled to vote in case of a tie. Each member of the council, except the inspector, shall be a qualified elector of the state and shall have at least five (5) years experience in the mining industry immediately preceding his appointment. The members shall be appointed by the governor by and with the ad

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(a) There is created a state board of mines which is
renamed the state mining council within the department of
workforce services which shall consist of eleven (11) members.
Ten (10) members shall be appointed equally from among the
management and hourly employees of the mining industry,
including surface and underground coal mining, and shall serve
for a term of four (4) years and until their successors are
appointed and qualified except for the inspector who is a member
of the council and entitled to vote in case of a tie. Each
member of the council, except the inspector, shall be a
qualified elector of the state and shall have at least five (5)
years experience in the mining industry immediately preceding
his appointment. The members shall be appointed by the governor
by and with the advice and consent of the senate and from among
the management and employees of the mining industry. The tenure
of the members of the council shall be so arranged that the
terms of not more than five (5) of the members shall expire in
any one (1) year period. The governor may remove any council
member as provided in W.S. 9-1-202. The council shall have among
its appointed members:
(i) An underground coal or gassy mine management
official;
(ii) A practical underground coal or gassy mine
member; and
(iii) A mining engineer.
(b) The officers of the council are a president and a
vice-president, elected by the council from among its members,
and a secretary who need not be a member of the council. The
council has the power and duty to formulate and adopt rules
consistent with the provisions of law to govern its own
operation and functions. A majority of the combined council
represents a quorum necessary to transact council business.
(c) Appointments, terms and the filling of vacancies shall
be in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101 through 28-12-103.
(d) Members of the council shall receive compensation, per
diem and travel expenses in the same manner and amount as the
state legislature while going to, attending or returning from
council meetings or official committee meetings. An official
committee shall be any committee of two (2) or more council
members created by a majority vote of a quorum of the council.