Also tagged in: Colorado, Drainage, Environmental protection, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste sites, Hazardous wastes, Infrastructure, Maintenance and repair, Mine wastes, Solid wastes
Latest Action: 06/20/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Bill Text
To direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to remedy problems caused by a collapsed drainage tunnel in Leadville, Colorado, and for other purposes. 6/19/2008--Passed House amended.    (There are 2 other summaries) Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Remediation Act of 2008 - Amends the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to repeal a provision requiring construction of a water treatment plant to treat effluent discharged from the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel, Colorado. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the implementation of the operable unit 6 remedy for the California Gulch Superfund Site, as defined in the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2003 Record of Decision for such unit, by: (1) treating water behind any blockage or bulkhead in the Tunnel; and (2) managing and maintaining the mine pool behind such blockage or bulkhead at a level that precludes surface [...]

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Also tagged in: Aquatic ecology, Colorado, Drainage, Emergency management, Environmental protection, Flood control, Governmental investigations, Groundwater, Hazardous substances, Hazardous wastes
Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Subcommittee on Water and Power. Date of scheduled hearing. SD-366. 2:15 p.m.

Bill Text
A bill to amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to require the Secretary of the Interior to take certain actions to address environmental problems associated with the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. 2/28/2008--Introduced. Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Environmental Improvement Act of 2008 - Amends the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to repeal provisions requiring construction of a water treatment plant to treat effluent discharged from the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel, Colorado, and authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to investigate water pollution sources and impacts attributed to development in the Upper Arkansas River basin, develop corrective action plans, and implement corrective action demonstration projects. Requires the Secretary to operate and maintain the Tunnel in a manner that protects human health and the environment.Directs the [...]

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Also tagged in: Environmental protection, Good samaritan laws, Law, Liability for environmental damages, Licenses, Mine wastes, Solid wastes, Water pollution, Water pollution control
Latest Action: 10/31/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Bill Text
To facilitate the reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines, and for other purposes. 10/30/2007--Introduced. Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2007- Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to authorize the permitting authority, with the concurrence of the state in which an abandoned or inactive mine remediation project is proposed or a federal agency or the Indian tribe which owns or has jurisdiction over the site on which a remediation project is proposed, to issue a Good Samaritan discharge permit to a Good Samaritan to carry out a project to remediate an inactive or abandoned mine site to reduce pollution caused by historic mine residue. Outlines the permit process, including requirements governing remediation plans, investigative sampling, and application review and approval.Defines the term "Good Samaritan" to mean a person that, with respect to historic mine residue at an inactive or [...]

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Also tagged in: Drainage, Environmental protection, Great Lakes, Law, Licenses, Mine wastes, Mining engineering, Natural resources, Solid wastes, Water pollution
Latest Action: 03/30/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Bill Text
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prevent acid mine drainage into the Great Lakes.

3/29/2007--Introduced.

Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (popularly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit the issuance of a permit under such Act for a discharge associated with the mining of a sulfide ore body within 20 miles of any of the Great Lakes unless the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Administrator (or the state in the case of an approved permit program) that the mining activity will not result in acid mine drainage into the Lakes.


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Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Drainage, Environmental protection, Environmental Protection Agency, Executive departments, Great Lakes, Law, Licenses, Mine wastes, Mining engineering
Latest Action: 03/30/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.

Bill Text
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to prevent acid mine drainage into the Great Lakes.

3/29/2007--Introduced.

Amends Safe Drinking Water Act provisions regarding regulations governing state underground injection programs to prohibit: (1) the issuance of a permit for any underground injection associated with the mining of a sulfide ore body within 20 miles of any of the Great Lakes unless the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the state that the mining activity will not result in acid mine drainage into the Great Lakes; and (2) the promulgation of a program rule that authorizes such an underground injection.


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