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Abandoned Hardrock Mines Reclamation Act

Introduced: January 29, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 12, 2003
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Feb 12, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Feb 6, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E154-155)
Jan 30, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jan 29, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 29, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E108-109)
Jan 29, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Abandoned Hardrock Mines Reclamation Act - Requires any person producing hardrock minerals from a mine within an unpatented mining claim, or a mine on land that was patented under the general mining laws, to pay the Secretary of the Interior a percentage-based reclamation fee for deposit into the Abandoned Minerals Mine Reclamation Fund.

Establishes in the Treasury an interest-bearing Abandoned Minerals Mine Reclamation Fund administered by the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to use the Fund for reclamation and restoration of eligible areas, and approved State reclamation programs and Federal remediation activities.

Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue an abandoned or inactive mined land waste remediation permit to a remediating party for discharges associated with remediation activity at abandoned or inactive mined land under certain conditions.

Prescribes guidelines for issuance of permits and application requirements. Authorizes the Administrator to delegate to the States the authority for issuance and review of reclamation permits.

Authorizes enforcement actions against parties who fail to comply with permit conditions.

Sunsets the authority to issue an abandoned or inactive mined land waste remediation permits.

What's happening now February 12, 2003

Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · May 13, 2004
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 26, 2004
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 13, 2003
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Feb 5, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 504: Abandoned Hardrock Mines Reclamation Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-504/
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"H.R. 504: Abandoned Hardrock Mines Reclamation Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-504/.
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