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Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2024

Introduced: February 29, 2024 Introduced by: Kelly, Mark Democratic · Arizona See on congress.gov
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Apr 16, 2024
Held at the desk.
Apr 16, 2024
Received in the House.
Apr 16, 2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Apr 15, 2024
Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Apr 15, 2024
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Mar 12, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 344.
Mar 12, 2024
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Carper with amendments. Without written report.
Mar 12, 2024
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Feb 29, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Feb 29, 2024
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2024

This bill establishes an office within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to coordinate the EPA’s response actions at abandoned mine sites and establish and disseminate best practices for mine site response actions. The bill specifically addresses the land, water, and surrounding watersheds where extraction, beneficiation, or processing of hardrock ores or minerals occurred but has been discontinued, including temporarily.

The EPA must annually identify abandoned mine sites that are prioritized for response actions by coordinating with EPA regional offices, federal agencies, states, Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, and stakeholders. The EPA must also regularly coordinate with its regional offices on response actions and share best practices with respect to each site identified for priority response actions.

By September 30, 2027, and every 10 years after, the EPA must cooperate with specified entities (e.g., the Department of Energy) and consult with affected tribal governments to develop a 10-year interagency plan for coordinating response actions at Navajo Nation abandoned uranium mine sites.

What's happening now April 16, 2024

Held at the desk.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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