3.0.0 2835 2023-01-15T05:47:34Z 2023-01-15T05:47:34Z House H HR 2003-07-23 108 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2003-07-24T19:02:49Z Referred to 2003-07-23T14:01:50Z 2003-07-24 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2003-07-23 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2003-07-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-07-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000477 Rep. McInnis, Scott [R-CO-3] SCOTT MCINNIS R CO 3 N T000458 Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6] THOMAS TANCREDO R CO G. 6 2003-07-23 True H000444 Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5] JOEL HEFLEY R CO 5 2003-07-23 True B001240 Rep. Beauprez, Bob [R-CO-7] Bob Beauprez R CO 7 2003-09-10 False Environmental Protection Administrative procedure Colorado Congress Congressional reporting requirements Economics and Public Finance Environmental Protection Agency Federal aid to water pollution control Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Hazardous wastes Law Liability for environmental damages Licenses Mine wastes Planning Pollution measurement Public Lands and Natural Resources Reclamation of land Water pollution control Environmental Protection 00 2003-07-23 Introduced in House 2003-10-22T19:30:51Z Pilot Project, Good Samaritan Provision for Abandoned and Inactive Mined Land Remediation Act - Declares that the purpose of this Act is to initiate a ten-year pilot program to facilitate the cleanup of abandoned and inactive mine sites in the Animas River Basin that negatively impact water quality by limiting certain liability under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for third parties not responsible for the degradation but who take steps to improve water quality.

Limits the scope of this Act to abandoned or inactive hardrock mines located in the Animas River watershed above Elk Creek in San Juan County, Colorado.

Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, with the concurrence of the State of Colorado, to issue, modify, enforce, or terminate a remediation permit that modifies requirements for discharges associated with remediation activity at an abandoned or inactive mined land.

Sets forth procedural guidelines for a remediation permit application for activities at an abandoned or inactive mined land from which there is, or may be, a discharge of pollutants into waters.

]]> Pilot Project, Good Samaritan Provision for Abandoned and Inactive Mined Land Remediation Act Display Title Pilot Project, Good Samaritan Provision for Abandoned and Inactive Mined Land Remediation Act Official Title as Introduced To provide for the remediation of abandoned and inactive hardrock mines in the Upper Animas River Basin in southwestern Colorado. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Pilot Project, Good Samaritan Provision for Abandoned and Inactive Mined Land Remediation Act Introduced in House 2003-07-23T04:00:00Z 2003-07-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.