Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Remediation

(a)

Short title

This section may be cited as the

Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Remediation Act of 2008

. (b)

Tunnel remediation

The Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–575) is amended as follows: (1)By striking section 705. (2)In section 708(a)— (A)by striking (a) and inserting (a)(1); (B)by striking The Secretary shall have and inserting Except as provided by paragraph (2), the Secretary shall have; and (C)by adding at the end the following:

(2)The Secretary shall participate in the implementation of the operable unit 6 remedy for the California Gulch Superfund Site, as such remedy is defined in the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2003 Record of Decision for such operable unit, by— (A)treating water behind any blockage or bulkhead in the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel, including surface water diverted into the Tunnel workings as part of the remedy; and (B)managing and maintaining the mine pool behind such blockage or bulkhead at a level that precludes surface runoff and releases and minimizes the potential for tunnel failure due to excessive water pressure in the tunnel.

(3)In section 708(f), by striking and 708 and inserting , 708, and 709. (4)By adding at the end of title VII the following:

709.

Tunnel maintenance

The Secretary shall take such steps to repair or maintain the structural integrity of the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel (LMDT) as may be necessary in order to prevent tunnel failure and to preclude uncontrolled release of water from any portion of the tunnel.

(5)In the table of sections contained in section 2— (A)by striking the item relating to section 705; and (B)by inserting after the item relating to section 708 the following new item:

Sec. 709. Tunnel maintenance.