Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2022
Summary
Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2022 This bill establishes the Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains within the Environmental Protection Agency. The office must address abandoned hardrock mines, including by (1) establishing and annually updating a list of abandoned hardrock mine sites that are prioritized for response actions, and (2) updating every five years an interagency plan to carry out response actions at Navajo Nation abandoned uranium mine sites.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Dec 19, 2022
Last action Dec 19, 2022
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Dec 19, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
upper
Dec 19, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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