WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Mine wastes

S. 2750, The Abandoned Mine Reclamation Act of 2008

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2750 would modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands, consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims....

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S. 2680, The Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Environmental Improvement Act of 2008

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2680 would amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to require the Secretary of the Interior to take certain actions to address environmental problems associated with the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel in the State of Colorado....

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H.R. 5511, The Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Remediation Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.77

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5511 would direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to remedy problems caused by a collapsed drainage tunnel in Leadville, Colorado....

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S. 2475, A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to provide an exception for certain States with respect to the distribution of amounts by the Secretary of the Interior from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2475 would amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to provide an exception for certain States with respect to the distribution of amounts by the Secretary of the Interior from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund....

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S. 2287, The Elimination of Double Subsidies for the Hardrock Mining Industry Act of 2007

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2287 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines....

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H.R. 4025, To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify the minimum distribution under that Act to certain States and Indian tribes

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4025 would amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify the minimum distribution under that Act to certain States and Indian tribes....

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H.R. 4011, The Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2007

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4011 would facilitate the reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines....

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H.R. 2262, The Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $8.03

Thu, 10 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2262 would modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands, consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims....

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H.R. 1842, To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to prevent acid mine drainage into the Great Lakes

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1842 would amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to prevent acid mine drainage into the Great Lakes....

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H.R. 1844, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prevent acid mine drainage into the Great Lakes

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1844 would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prevent acid mine drainage into the Great Lakes....

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H.R. 5970, The Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act of 2006 - Savings per Average Family: $2197.96

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5970, the Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act of 2006,�would increase the estate and gift tax exemption amounts and reduce the rates, as well as extend and modify various other tax relief provisions. It also would make several changes to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, and it would increase the minimum wage.
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H.R. 5386, The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $174.95

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5386 spends money for the operations and activities of Department of the Interior (except the Bureau of Reclamation and the Central Utah Project), the Environmental Protection Agency, and other agencies such as the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (HHS), the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, the Commission of Fine Arts, the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality, the Forest Service (US...

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