118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 3858Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2024

A bill to establish within the Office of Land and Emergency Management of the Environmental Protection Agency the Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains, and for other purposes.

Environmental protection
Introduced Feb 29, 2024
Last action Apr 16, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Feb 29, 2024
Step 2
Referred
Feb 29, 2024
EPW
Step 3
Committee
Mar 12, 2024
Reported out
Step 4
Senate
Apr 15, 2024
Passed Senate w/ Changes
Step 5
House floor
Moves to House
Step 6
Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill establishes an office within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to coordinate the EPA’s response actions at abandoned mine sites and establish and disseminate best practices for mine site response actions. The bill specifically addresses the land, water, and surrounding watersheds where extraction, beneficiation, or processing of hardrock ores or minerals occurred but has been discontinued, including temporarily. The EPA must annually identify abandoned mine sites that are prioritized for response actions by coordinating with EPA regional offices, federal agencies, states, Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, and stakeholders. The EPA must also regularly coordinate wi...

Provisions · 2 sectionsEngrossed in Senate
Timeline · 9 actions
Apr 16, 2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Apr 16, 2024
Received in the House.
Apr 16, 2024
Held at the desk.
Apr 15, 2024
Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Mar 12, 2024
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Mar 12, 2024
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Carper with amendments. Without written report.
Mar 12, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 344.
Feb 29, 2024
Introduced in Senate
Feb 29, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.