S. 5294 · 117th Congress · Senate

Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2022

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Introduced
Dec 19, 22
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive 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.