H.R. 1266 · 109th Congress

Abandoned Hardrock Mines Reclamation Facilitation Act

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Mark Udall
Introduced
2005-03-10
Latest action
2005-03-11 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Summary

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.