Ley 619 de 2000

This preamble identifies Law 619 of 2000, states that it amends Law 141 of 1994, and includes a vigency note that the law was declared unconstitutional with effects deferred until 20 June 2002.

If a non-renewable natural resource deposit lies in two or more territorial entities, royalties and compensation are to be distributed proportionally to each entity’s share in the deposit.

El Ministerio de Minas y Energía define por resolución qué entidades territoriales participan y en qué proporción; además, ciertos departamentos deben ceder el 10% de regalías y compensaciones en un caso específico del Mar Caribe.

When certain nonrenewable resources and derivatives are first transported through a port, maritime, or river municipality, the National Royalties Commission must distribute the resulting royalties and compensation.

If non-renewable natural resources are exploited in or near an indigenous reserve, part of the royalties must be used for investment in the communities’ areas; if the reserve is a territorial entity, it may receive and execute the resources directly.

Owners of private subsoil used for nonrenewable resource extraction must pay a royalty-equivalent percentage set by Article 16 of Law 141 of 1994.

The National Government must issue the needed regulations, and the Ministry of Mines and Energy must set the boundaries of the relevant exploitation unit by resolution.

This article defines a “departamento productor” as one with royalties and compensation income at or above 3% of the country total, excluding certain reallocations and National Royalties Fund resources.

La Comisión debe asignar el 13% de los recaudos anuales del Fondo a proyectos de entidades territoriales, y además destinar 0.375% al municipio de Sincelejo por diez años para descontaminar y canalizar arroyos y caños.

Los recursos para el fomento de la minería deben usarse según el artículo 62; 30% lo administra Ingeominas, 70% Minercol, y las entidades territoriales deben presentar un programa anual de proyectos mineros especiales para aprobación.

The article says the law was declared unconstitutional, with the court’s effect delayed until 20 June 2002.

This article says the law is declared unconstitutional, with the effects delayed until 20 June 2002.

Las regalías y compensaciones de los departamentos productores deben destinarse en 90% a proyectos prioritarios y 10% a interventoría y puesta en operación; mientras no se cumplan ciertas coberturas mínimas, el departamento debe asignar al menos 50% de sus regalías a esos fines.

This article says the law was declared unconstitutional, with the ruling’s effects deferred until 20 June 2002.

Municipios productores y portuarios must use the royalties and monetary compensation they receive mainly for municipal development projects, with specific shares for project oversight/operation and for services while minimum coverage is not met.

Los recursos de regalías y compensaciones se distribuyen entre municipios de Sucre y Córdoba, y las entidades territoriales beneficiadas deben invertirlos según la Ley 141 de 1994.

This article states that it was declared unconstitutional, with effects deferred until June 20, 2002, and says Article 41 of Law 141 of 1994 would read as follows:

The nickel-exploitation compensation payments are split among producer departments, producer municipalities or districts, port municipalities or districts, and the regional environmental authority, with a special distribution rule for Córdoba.

This article defines when mining projects count as small-scale mining, based on the material mined, the mining method, and annual extraction capacity.

This article adds a definition of mining promotion tied to transferring royalty resources, especially for projects that integrate small-scale mining titles.

This article says the law was declared unconstitutional, with the effects of that decision delayed until 20 June 2002.

This article sets royalty rates for non-renewable natural resources and hydrocarbons, and requires certain actors to pay royalties under specified conditions.

El artículo indica que la ley fue declarada inexequible y que los efectos de esa sentencia se difirieron hasta el 20 de junio de 2002.

This article sets tiered percentages for royalties and compensation from hydrocarbon exploitation in favor of producing departments, based on monthly average production volumes.

This article says the provision is declared inexequible, with the effects of the judgment deferred until 20 June 2002.

La norma fija un escalonamiento para las participaciones en regalías y compensaciones por explotación de hidrocarburos a favor de municipios productores, con tasas del 100% para los primeros 200.000 barriles y del 10% por encima de ese nivel, y excluye ciertos contratos antiguos.

This article says the law was declared unconstitutional, with the court’s effects delayed until 20 June 2002, and it sets out a new version of article 17 of Law 141 of 1994.

Las regalías por explotar piedras preciosas son de 1.5% del valor del material explotado; para esmeraldas y demás piedras preciosas explotadas fuera de concesionarios del Estado, son de 4%.

This article defines which projects count as regional and allows the National Royalties Commission to hire financial and administrative auditors to oversee royalties and compensation, with a contract cap of 1% of the relevant resources.

The article replaces the royalty-sharing rule for emeralds and other precious stones and notes that the law was declared unconstitutional, with the judgment’s effects deferred until 20 June 2002.

The article replaces Article 43 of Law 141 of 1994 with a percentage-based distribution of monetary compensations from emerald exploitation, and notes the article was declared inexequible with deferred effects until 20 June 2002.

The law is stated to take effect from its promulgation and to repeal any conflicting provisions; it is also noted as unconstitutional, with the judgment’s effects deferred until 20 June 2002.