[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 63 (Monday, April 25, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S2421]
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SA 3872. Mr. McCAIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3801 proposed by Mr. Alexander (for himself and Mrs.
Feinstein) to the bill H.R. 2028, making appropriations for energy and
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:
At the end of the general provisions of title I, add the
following:
Sec. 1__. The Secretary of the Army shall conduct a review
that--
(1) examines the actions and decisions of the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this
section as the ``Administrator'') relating to the excavation
at Gold King Mine on August 5, 2015; and
(2) determines whether the Administrator likely violated
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et
seq.) by discharging contaminated mine water without a
permit.
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