IMA-NA opposes legislation

The Industrial Minerals Association-North America (IMA-NA) reports that the House Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairwoman Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) plans to hold a legislative hearing on the Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2007 (S-MINER)(H.R. 2768) and the Miner Health Enhancement Act of 2007 (H.R. 2769) on Thursday, July 26, at 2:00 p.m Eastern.  IMA-NA opposes the bills as premature, unnecessary and unjustified. Between now and the hearing the organization will be meeting with members, staff, and other interested parties to make them aware of its concerns with the bills, which they say impose substantial new legislative mandates that will divert attention and resources from implementation of the MINER Act passed just last year. Your comment?