To promote remediation of abandoned hardrock mines, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
To promote remediation of abandoned hardrock mines, and for other purposes.. The local Codex analysis identifies the main policy area as Health, Energy, Environment, Finance and uses the stored bill text to provide context for clause-level classification.
Who Benefits and How
Program beneficiaries and regulated parties receiving clearer authority, Federal, state, local, or tribal implementers named in the bill may benefit where the bill creates funding, authority, exemptions, eligibility, or procedural clarity.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Agencies responsible for implementation and reporting, Regulated entities subject to new or modified requirements may bear new administrative, reporting, compliance, or implementation responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Establishes or modifies federal legal authority described in the bill text.
- Directs agencies, regulated parties, or program participants to follow the updated statutory framework.
- Provides bill-level context for downstream clause analysis.
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
To promote remediation of abandoned hardrock mines, and for other purposes..
Key Policy Areas
Health, Energy, Environment, Finance
Primary Purpose
To promote remediation of abandoned hardrock mines, and for other purposes..
Policy Domains
Billwide scope
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Program beneficiaries and regulated parties receiving clearer authority
- Federal, state, local, or tribal implementers named in the bill
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Agencies responsible for implementation and reporting
- Regulated entities subject to new or modified requirements
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed SenateReported by Mr. Carper, with an amendment
Mr. Heinrich (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Crapo, …
Passed Senate (inferred from es version)
Mr. Heinrich (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Crapo, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
EPA, Federal agencies and affected program participants, Federal government
EPA faces effects in multiple directions
Positive-direction: Federal agencies and affected program participants, Federal government, Federal land management agencies (BLM, Forest Service)
Negative-direction: Federal land management agencies
Environmental nonprofits and watershed groups, Environmental remediation nonprofits, Good Samaritan permit holders
State and local governments, State environmental agencies
Mining companies seeking to use program for new mining
Public land managers and local heritage communities
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
the water quality standards promulgated by the Administrator or adopted by a State or Indian tribe and approved by the Administrator pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U
the concentrations, locations, and releases of any hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants, as described in the Good Samaritan permit, present at an abandoned hardrock mine site prior to undertaking any acti...
any person that is named by the Good Samaritan in the permit application as a cooperating entity
any Federal agency authorized by law or executive order to exercise jurisdiction, custody, or control over land owned by the United States
a person that, with respect to historic mine residue, as determined by the Administrator— is not a past or current owner or operator of— the abandoned hardrock mine site at which the historic mine residue is located
a permit granted by the Administrator under section 4(a)(1)
mine residue or any condition at an abandoned hardrock mine site resulting from hardrock mining activities
a permit granted by the Administrator under section 4(d)(1)
any entity described in— section 502(5) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U
a person that is— legally responsible under section 301 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U
We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.
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