Bristol Bay Protection Act

This bill codifies the Environmental Protection Agency's 2023 determination that the Pebble Mine project would cause unacceptable harm to Bristol Bay's salmon habitats. It makes the EPA's prohibition on the mine's waste disposal sites legally binding, directly affecting the Pebble Mine developers and protecting the watershed. The key provision permanently enforces the EPA's finding that the mine would destroy critical salmon streams, wetlands, and fishery areas vital to the region's ecosystem and Indigenous subsistence culture.