H.R. 4933 · 109th Congress
To prevent acid mine drainage from sulfide mining into the Great Lakes.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Bart Stupak
- Introduced
- 2006-03-09
- Latest action
- 2006-03-14 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Summary
Prohibits issuance of a federal permit to operate a sulfide mine within five miles of any of the Great Lakes unless the permit applicant demonstrates that there will be no acid mine drainage into any of them as a result of such mining.