阿肯色州石油和天然氣委員會批准監管加密貨幣礦場的規則制定程序

阿肯色州石油和天然氣委員會投票批准了開始監管加密貨幣礦場的官方規則制定程序的請求

The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission voted Thursday to begin the official rulemaking process for regulating cryptocurrency mines, with the draft rules now headed for public comment.

阿肯色州石油和天然氣委員會週四投票決定開始監管加密貨幣礦山的官方規則制定程序，規則草案現已接受公眾評論。

The proposed rules are a result of legislation during the 2024 legislative fiscal session. After public backlash to a law passed in 2023 that stripped away local authority to regulate noise generated by cryptocurrency mines, the legislature passed new laws this year changing the 2023 law and mandating the AOGC create a regulatory program for the operations of cryptocurrency mines.

擬議規則是 2024 年立法財政會議期間立法的結果。 2023 年通過的一項法律剝奪了監管加密貨幣礦場產生噪音的地方權力，遭到公眾強烈反對後，立法機構今年通過了新法律，修改了2023 年法律，並要求AOGC 為加密貨幣礦場的營運制定一項監管計劃。

The rules, which will be known as General Rule K if finalized, "provides the regulatory structure for ensuring that digital asset mining businesses are managed in a manner that best protects the public interest," the executive summary of the proposed rules read.

擬議規則的執行摘要中寫道，如果最終確定，這些規則將被稱為一般規則 K，「提供了監管結構，以確保以最好的方式保護公共利益的方式管理數位資產挖礦業務」。

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette previously reported on a draft version of the rules, which it obtained via an Arkansas Freedom of Information Act request, prior to their approval by the governor's office in October. According to documentation included with the proposed rules, several changes were made to the cryptocurrency mining rules after the Democrat-Gazette published the initial draft, which was sent to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' office at the end of September.

阿肯色州民主黨公報先前報道了該規則的草案版本，該草案是透過《阿肯色州資訊自由法》請求獲得的，隨後於 10 月獲得州長辦公室的批准。根據擬議規則中包含的文件，在《民主黨公報》發布初稿後，加密貨幣挖礦規則發生了一些變化，該初稿已於 9 月底發送給州長 Sarah Huckabee Sanders 的辦公室。

The changes were made at the beginning of November. They included tweaks to language about foreign-owned or operated cryptocurrency mines, which were prohibited from operating in the state as part of the 2024 changes to the Arkansas Data Centers Act. Lines in the September draft prohibiting "foreign-owned" mines were changed to "foreign-party-controlled."

這些變化是在 11 月初進行的。其中包括對有關外資擁有或經營的加密貨幣礦場的用語進行了調整，作為 2024 年阿肯色州資料中心法案變更的一部分，這些礦場被禁止在該州運營。 9月草案中禁止「外資」礦山的條款改為「外資控股」。

Additionally, the proposed rule includes a five-year permit limit, which would require cryptocurrency mine operators to renew their permits. Language stipulating how long a permit was effective was missing in the original draft.

此外，擬議的規則還包括五年的許可證期限，這將要求加密貨幣礦場營運商更新許可證。最初的草案中缺少規定許可證有效期限的語言。

Lastly, language in proposed Rule K-2 now says that an applicant for a permit must provide a copy of an agreement either with a public water utility or a private well owner that certifies that the mine's water use wouldn't negatively impact the local water supply or water rates. Private well owners were not included in that provision in the original version of the draft.

最後，擬議規則 K-2 中的措辭現在規定，許可證申請人必須提供與公共供水公司或私人水井所有者簽訂的協議副本，證明礦井的用水不會對當地水產生負面影響供應或水費。原草案中的該條款並未包含私人油井所有者。

The changes to the proposed rules were sent to the governor's office on Nov. 4, according to documents on the AOGC's website, and were approved by the office on Nov. 12.

根據 AOGC 網站上的文件，對擬議規則的修改已於 11 月 4 日發送至州長辦公室，並於 11 月 12 日獲得該辦公室的批准。

For the most part, the proposed rules mirror the legislation passed earlier this year. The legislation created a regulatory framework to be administered by the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission, and also required crypto mines to obtain permits.

在很大程度上，擬議的規則反映了今年早些時候通過的立法。該立法創建了一個由阿肯色州石油和天然氣委員會管理的監管框架，並要求加密礦場獲得許可證。

The proposal outlines the specific process for obtaining a permit. Enforcement mechanisms in the proposed rules state that mines in violation of their permit could be subject to $2,500 per day per violation for administrative violations, or $5,000 per day per violation for operating violations.

該提案概述了獲得許可證的具體流程。擬議規則中的執行機制規定，違反許可證的礦山可能會因行政違規而被處以每天 2,500 美元的罰款，或因經營違規而被處以每天 5,000 美元的罰款。

In addition to approving the start of the rulemaking process for cryptocurrency mine regulation, the AOGC voted in favor of multiple requests to extend the temporary abandonment of certain natural gas wells, as well as a request from commission staff to declare wells that had been out of production for years abandoned so that they could be properly plugged.

除了批准啟動加密貨幣礦山監管規則制定流程外，AOGC 還投票贊成延長某些天然氣井臨時廢棄期限的多項請求，以及委員會工作人員要求宣布已退出的井的請求。能夠正確堵塞。