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13262
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In this first in a series of reports on government issues affecting business in the state, Shaw discusses the proposed North Carolina severance tax. If passed, the law would place a levy on anything taken out of the ground; this would have a large impact on mining companies, brick companies, and anybody using such products. Mining companies say it would affect their ability to compete, and mining companies considering relocation to North Carolina might be deterred by such a tax.
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18039
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Mining in North Carolina now operates at a rate of about $90,000,000 per year based on the values of mined minerals. Given the type of mining operations, there are concerns about air and water pollution, and thus North Carolina is attempting to regulate mining operations with new legislation.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 37 Issue 5, Feb 1971, p10-11
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18119
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Beginning in 1967, the growing public awareness of environmental concerns began to be reflected in legislation passed by the North Carolina General Assembly to establish controls over the state's mining industry. Three pieces of legislation have brought North Carolina abreast of the nation's leading states in the area of surface mining control.
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33363
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After more than a decade of debate, state regulations for the discharge of water from peat mining were approved in July by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission. Permits can now be issued for periods of up to five years provided the water quality standards and water use requirements are met.