1.Leadville Mine Drainage
Tunnel Remediation
(a)This section may be
cited as the Leadville Mine Drainage
Tunnel Remediation Act of 2009
.
(b)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, including, but not limited to, the following actions:
(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.
(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.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.
.
Passed the House of
Representatives September 29, 2009.
Lorraine C. Miller,
Clerk