3.0.0 2680 2020-01-29T20:29:59Z 2020-01-29T20:29:59Z Senate S S 2008-02-28 110 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg07 Water and Power Subcommittee Hearings by 2008-04-24T20:30:31Z Referred to 2008-02-28T23:35:42Z Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Remediation Act of 2008 110 5511 HR 2008-06-20 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS 2008-04-24 sseg07 Water and Power Subcommittee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-494. Committee 2008-02-28 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2008-02-28 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1386-1387) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-02-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001163 Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO] Ken Salazar D CO N Water Resources Development Aquatic ecology Colorado Drainage Emergency Management Environmental Protection Flood control Governmental investigations Groundwater Hazardous wastes Infrastructure Maintenance and repair Mine wastes Mine water Transportation and Public Works Tunnels Waste water treatment Water pollution control Water quality Water treatment plants Watersheds Water Resources Development 00 2008-02-28 Introduced in Senate 2008-07-28T19:42:13Z 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 Secretary, in cooperation with the state of Colorado, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and other federal agencies, to: (1) investigate the Tunnel, groundwater and surface water affected by any blockage of the Tunnel, and the upper Arkansas River Watershed (study area); and (2) submit to the state, the Administrator, and Congress annual reports on how any blockages in the Tunnel affect water quality and aquatic life in the study area.

Requires the Secretary, in conjunction with the Administrator, to take actions to: (1) reduce the water level in the mine pool associated with the Tunnel to prevent the risk of a catastrophic rupture and flood; and (2) maintain the water level in the mine pool at a safe level and prevent further mine pool migration.

Directs the Secretary, in conjunction with the Administrator and the state, to implement those portions of the remedy selected by the Administrator, dated September 2003, for the California Gulch Superfund Site that pertain to managing the Tunnel and related mine pool.

]]> Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Environmental Improvement Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Environmental Improvement Act of 2008 Display Title Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Environmental Improvement Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in Senate 2008-02-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2680is/xml/BILLS-110s2680is.xml 2008-04-24 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-494. 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.