S. 5294 · 117th Congress
Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2022
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Mark Kelly
- Introduced
- 2022-12-19
- Latest action
- 2022-12-19 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2022
This bill establishes the Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains within the Environmental Protection Agency. The office must address abandoned hardrock mines, including by (1) establishing and annually updating a list of abandoned hardrock mine sites that are prioritized for response actions, and (2) updating every five years an interagency plan to carry out response actions at Navajo Nation abandoned uranium mine sites.