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HR 1266 109th Congress House

Abandoned Hardrock Mines Reclamation Facilitation Act

Official title: To facilitate the reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 12, 2005 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 11, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Mar 10, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mar 10, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E430-432)
Mar 10, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 11, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Abandoned Hardrock Mines Reclamation Facilitation Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, with the concurrence of the State in which an abandoned or inactive mine remediation project is proposed, or the Indian tribe which owns or has jurisdiction over the land on which a remediation project is proposed, to issue an abandoned or inactive mined land waste remediation permit to a remediating party for discharges associated with remediation activity.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 12, 2005
Salazar, John
· Mar 10, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1266: Abandoned Hardrock Mines Reclamation Facilitation Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1266/
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"H.R. 1266: Abandoned Hardrock Mines Reclamation Facilitation Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1266/.
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