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HR3713119th Congress

Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2]

In Committee

Summary

create an EPA Office to coordinate cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines. It would centralize priorities, technical help, and interagency planning for legacy mine contamination, with special attention to Navajo Nation uranium sites.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

10-year plan for Navajo uranium sites

If enacted, EPA would lead a 10‑year interagency plan to clean up abandoned uranium mines on Navajo Nation land by September 30, 2028. The plan would set goals, target dates, and funding estimates, and list what each agency would do. Target dates would depend on future appropriations and payments from responsible parties. EPA would send the plan to Congress within 90 days after it is finished and update it at least every 10 years.

New EPA office for mine cleanup

If enacted, this would create a new EPA office focused on cleaning up hardrock mine sites. The office would give technical help to States, Tribes, local governments, and groups. Each year, EPA would rank sites, publish a list, and report progress to Congress. It would share best practices, research cleanup tools, and coordinate across agencies. It would also promote small‑business contracting under federal rules.

Tribal consultation rules for mine cleanups

If enacted, this would set how EPA holds government‑to‑government talks with Tribes about mine cleanups. EPA would invite responsible parties, including federal agencies, to join when appropriate. EPA would also consult Alaska Native Corporations under a 2004 law and Tribal allottees under a 1948 law.

Defines cleanup scope, no new powers

If enacted, this would define what counts as a cleanup action and which mine sites are covered. It would say cleanups use existing laws like CERCLA, the 2024 Good Samaritan law, the Solid Waste Disposal Act, and the Clean Water Act. It would also say EPA would not get new powers or a default cleanup standard under this section.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2]

AZ • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 6/4/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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