[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1844 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1844

 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prevent acid mine 
                     drainage into the Great Lakes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 29, 2007

  Mr. Stupak introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prevent acid mine 
                     drainage into the Great Lakes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to protect the water quality of the 
Great Lakes from the harmful effects of acid mine drainage.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM.

    Section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1342) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(r) Discharges From Mining Sulfide Ore Bodies.--
            ``(1) Permit requirement.--No permit may be issued under 
        this section for a discharge associated with the mining of a 
        sulfide ore body within 20 miles of any of the Great Lakes 
        unless the applicant for the permit demonstrates to the 
        satisfaction of the Administrator (or the State in the case of 
        a permit program approved under this section) that the mining 
        activity will not result in acid mine drainage into the Great 
        Lakes.
            ``(2) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following 
        definitions apply:
                    ``(A) Great lakes defined.--The term `Great Lakes' 
                has the meaning given that term by section 118(a)(3).
                    ``(B) Sulfide ore body.--The term `sulfide ore 
                body' means a mineral deposit in which metals are mixed 
                with sulfide minerals.''.
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