To establish within the Environmental Protection Agency the Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish within the Environmental Protection Agency the Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Environment, Energy.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HDFB03085E30F405F93EB6CCEFA8EE61D: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2025.
- Section HFF3E0C4BA6CE404C9B14176EC6422737: 2. Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains In this section: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The term...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish within the Environmental Protection Agency the Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Environment, Energy
Primary Purpose
This bill, To establish within the Environmental Protection Agency the Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Elijah Crane
R-AZ | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Crane (for himself and Mr. Stanton) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_energy"
- → Secretary of Energy
- "administrator_of_epa"
- → Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
1 or more actions taken to address contaminated media at a covered mine site pursuant to 1 or more existing authorities of the Administrator, including— the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.)
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