What is the Hard-Rock Mining Impact Board?
The Hard-Rock Mining Impact Board is a five-member quasi-judicial board appointed by the Governor according to specific statutory criteria. The HRMI Board administers the Hard-Rock Mining Impact Act, adjudicates disputes between mineral developers and affected local government units about their impact plans, and carries out other duties resulting from the HRMI Act, the companion Property Tax Base Sharing Act, and statutes pertaining to the allocation and distribution of metal mines license tax revenue.