3.0.0 1660 2023-01-15T07:02:58Z 2023-01-15T07:02:58Z Senate S S 2003-09-25 108 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-09-25T21:27:03Z 2003-09-25 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12001-12002) IntroReferral 2003-09-25 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12000-12001) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-09-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000077 Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] BEN CAMPBELL R CO NIGHTHORSE N D000407 Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] PETE DOMENICI R NM VICHI 2003-09-25 True A000109 Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] A. ALLARD R CO WAYNE 2003-09-25 True R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2003-09-25 True H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2003-09-30 False E000194 Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] JOHN ENSIGN R NV 2003-10-15 False Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Environmental monitoring Law Licenses Mine wastes Mine water Minerals Mining claims Public Lands and Natural Resources Reclamation of land Water Resources Development Water pollution control Environmental Protection 00 2003-09-25 Introduced in Senate 2003-10-14T21:02:33Z Good Samaritan Abandoned and Inactive Mine Remediation Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or the head of an authorized State program to issue an abandoned or inactive mine remediation permit for the conduct of remediation activities on abandoned or inactive mine land from which there is or may be a discharge of pollutants to U.S. bodies of water.

Requires those applying for a remediation permit to develop a remediation plan that includes: (1) reasonable efforts to identify the current owners of the mine in question; (2) the bodies of water affected; (3) proposed practices to mitigate adverse impacts on water quality; (4) a timetable; and (5) monitoring or other forms of assessment so that the success of the plan can be evaluated.

Requires any profits from the sale of minerals taken from these mines during remediation to be deposited in a remediation fund.

States that remediators are not to be considered owners or operators under specified environmental acts (thereby excluding them from liability for environmental clean up.)

]]> Good Samaritan Abandoned and Inactive Mine Remediation Act Display Title Good Samaritan Abandoned and Inactive Mine Remediation Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve water quality on abandoned and inactive mine land, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Good Samaritan Abandoned and Inactive Mine Remediation Act Introduced in Senate 2003-09-25T04:00:00Z 2003-09-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12001-12002) 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.