This amendment expands the bill's scope to include coal in addition to natural gas for industrial sovereign zones, tax exemptions, and expedited permitting processes, and adds new coal severance tax provisions.
- Adds coal to the legislative findings and definitions sections by inserting 'or coal' after references to natural gas throughout the bill. (Page 1, line 5; Page 3, line 7; Page 4, lines 6 and 18; Page 6, line 1)
- Modifies the tax exemption reference to specify separate statutory provisions for natural gas (W.S. 39-14-205(q)) and coal (W.S. 39-14-105(f)). (Page 6, lines 1-14)
- Expands the permit expediting authority's scope by adding references to new coal-related tax code sections (39-14-104(a)(v) and 39-14-105(f)). (Page 7, lines 15-17)
- Modifies language regarding permit prioritization and expediting to clarify that permits shall not be unreasonably delayed while maintaining protections for permitting program primacy and public health and environmental protections. (Page 8, lines 10-27)
- Adds new statutory sections establishing a six percent severance tax rate on surface coal (with 1.5% constitutional and 4.5% statutory components) and creating a tax exemption for coal consumed in industrial sovereign zones for value-added manufactured product production. (Page 9, after line 4)
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