3.0.0 5404 2023-01-13T04:48:27Z 2023-01-13T04:48:27Z House H HR 2006-05-17 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif15 Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2006-06-05T15:17:18Z Referred to 2006-05-17T14:01:10Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2006-06-02T20:49:37Z Referred to 2006-05-17T14:01:15Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2006-05-18T20:40:59Z Referred to 2006-05-17T14:01:05Z Cleanup of Inactive and Abandoned Mines Act 109 1848 S 2006-09-27 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 645. Related bill CRS Good Samaritan Clean Watershed Act 109 2780 S 2006-05-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Identical bill CRS 2006-06-05 hsif15 Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman . Committee 2006-06-02 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Executive Comment Requested from Interior. Committee 2006-06-02 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2006-05-18 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2006-05-17 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2006-05-17 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2006-05-17 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2006-05-17 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2006-05-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-05-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000533 Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] JOHN DUNCAN R TN J. 2 Y Environmental Protection Civil actions and liability Drainage Economics and Public Finance Environmental assessment Environmental law enforcement Environmental monitoring Federal aid to water pollution control Fines (Penalties) Good samaritan laws Government Operations and Politics Hazardous wastes Indian lands Injunctions Judicial review Law Liability for environmental damages Licenses Mine wastes Mine water Minorities Public Lands and Natural Resources Public meetings Water pollution control Water quality Environmental Protection 00 2006-05-17 Introduced in House 2006-08-02T22:42:21Z Good Samaritan Clean Watershed Act - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or a state or Indian tribe with an approved remediation program to issue a permit to a Good Samaritan to remediate inactive or abandoned mines. Defines "Good Samaritan" as a person that: (1) did not cause the historic mine residue at the inactive or abandoned mines; (2) is not liable or responsible under federal, state, or tribal law for remediation of such residue; and (3) does not have an ownership interest in such site during or since the creation of the residue.

States that to be eligible for a remediation permit, projects: (1) shall have the purpose of mitigating the effects of historic mine residue to improve the environment; and (2) are not in mines that are included on the National Priorities List of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) or mines that are subject to enforcement or response actions.

Provides conditions for permit issuance, including environmental improvement and financial resources requirements and consideration of objections by land management agencies and public trustees.

Deems permit activities to be compliant with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act or CWA) and CERCLA. Precludes the imposition of costs or damages under CWA and CERCLA related to the permit activities, except where the permittee's actions exacerbate the pollution as a result of gross negligence or intentional misconduct.

Provides for the transfer, modification, or termination of permits and the role of the permitting authority.

Requires the permitting authority to provide notice of the application for remediation of a mine site to: (1) designated lead state or tribal agencies; (2) local governments within a 20-mile radius of the project site; (3) federal, state, and tribal agencies that may have an interest in the application; and (4) the public.

Authorizes the Administrator to enforce this Act and prescribes civil monetary penalties.

]]> Good Samaritan Clean Watershed Act Display Title Good Samaritan Clean Watershed Act Official Title as Introduced To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to advance cooperative conservation efforts, to reduce barriers to the formation and use of partnerships to enable Federal environmental stewardship agencies to meet the conservation goals and obligations of the agencies, to promote remediation of inactive and abandoned mines, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Good Samaritan Clean Watershed Act Introduced in House 2006-05-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr5404ih/xml/BILLS-109hr5404ih.xml 2006-06-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman . 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.