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119-hr-8773119th Congress

Containing Effects of Mineral Extraction Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]

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Summary

Conditions approval of large-scale mineral extraction near urban areas on transportation, water, and community safeguards. It ties any new major materials contract or free-use permit to haul-route safety, water offsets, lower-impact transport, and coordinated local review so projects must show they will limit traffic, dust, noise, and water impacts before approval.

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  • Residents and nearby communities get required safeguards and monitoring. Projects within 25 miles of an urbanized area or producing more than 1,000,000 tons a year must show dust, noise, and hours controls and the Interior Department will publish an aggregated annual summary and review impacts every five years.
  • Project proponents face new upfront tests and obligations. Applicants must submit four plans including a haul-route impact assessment, a trip management plan, a water use and conservation plan with basin offsets, and a rail or lower-impact transport analysis and they must report annually or risk suspension or termination.
  • State, Tribal, and local governments and transportation agencies gain formal roles. They must be consulted, can request reasonable modifications, and will help select an independent reviewer to judge proposed changes.

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New rules for large mineral projects

If enacted, the bill would add new approvals and reporting for large mineral extraction projects near cities or sensitive areas. A qualifying project would be within 25 miles of an urbanized area or next to an area of critical environmental concern, expected to produce over 1,000,000 tons in any year, and not already in commercial extraction. Project sponsors would have to give Interior a haul-route impact assessment done with state or local transport agencies, a truck trip management plan, a water use and conservation plan that secures water rights and offsets annual consumptive use in the same basin, and a rail or lower-impact transport analysis. The Secretary would check those items against federal, State, Tribal, and local standards and could require lower-impact transport if found feasible. Owners would file annual reports on water used, number of commercial truck trips, and plan implementation; reports would be confidential but the Secretary would publish yearly aggregated summaries and evaluate impacts every five years. After notice and a chance to fix problems, the Secretary would be able to suspend, terminate, or revoke contracts or permits for noncompliance. The Secretary would also be able to write rules to implement these requirements.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]

CA • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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