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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Good Samaritan Remediation of Orphan Hardrock Mines Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill: (1) requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a pilot program under which the EPA grants permits for Good Samaritans to remediate historic mine residue at orphan hardrock mine sites, and (2) establishes a Good Samaritan Mine Remediation Fund for land management agencies that authorize Good Samaritans to conduct remediation projects on federal land.</p>]]></text>
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