3.0.0 1443 2023-01-11T13:23:24Z 2023-01-11T13:23:24Z Senate S S 2013-08-01 113 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-08-01T20:43:00Z Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2014 113 5060 HR 2014-07-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Related bill CRS Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2013 113 2970 HR 2013-08-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Identical bill CRS 2013-08-01 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2013-08-01 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6221) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2013-08-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress U000038 Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] MARK UDALL D CO N B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2013-08-01 True Environmental Protection Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Licensing and registrations Mining Pollution liability Water quality Environmental Protection 00 2013-08-01 Introduced in Senate 2013-11-07T18:03:06Z Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2013 - Encourages the partial or complete remediation of inactive and abandoned mine sites for the public good by good samaritans (defined as individuals or entities who had no role in the creation of the historic mine residue or any resulting environmental pollution and are not legally responsible for the remediation of the historic mine residue). Defines "inactive or abandoned mine site" as a mine site located in the United States that is no longer actively mined and that was used for the production of a mineral other than coal and has historic mine residue.

Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to authorize a permitting authority (i.e., the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] or a state or Indian tribe with an approved good samaritan program) to issue good samaritan discharge permits. Sets forth requirements for the issuance of such permits, including the applicant's submission of a detailed remediation plan and a determination by a permitting authority that such plan preserves water quality. Grants a release from liability under such Act to good samaritans who comply with a discharge permit approved under the terms of this Act.

Terminates the authority to issue good samaritan discharge permits ten years after enactment of this Act.

]]> Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2013 Display Title Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced A bill to facilitate the remediation of abandoned hardrock mines, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2013 Introduced in Senate 2013-08-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s1443is/xml/BILLS-113s1443is.xml 2013-08-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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.