Maapõueseaduse muutmise seadus

This is a bill in Estonia's parliament (Riigikogu) that amends the Subsoil Act (Maapõueseadus), the law governing the exploration and extraction of mineral resources such as oil shale, peat, sand, gravel and groundwater beneath the land surface. Amendments to this law typically concern licensing, permits, state oversight and environmental safeguards for underground resource use. Based on the metadata alone, the bill was referred to the Environment Committee, which suggests its main focus is environmental. The bill would mainly affect companies that explore or extract subsoil resources in Estonia, landowners and local governments where extraction takes place, and the authorities that issue licences and monitor compliance. The precise changes cannot be confirmed from this metadata; the full bill text and explanatory memorandum would be needed for details.