‘Good Samaritan’ Senate Bill Would Enable Remediation of Abandoned Mines
From Backcountry Hunters & Anglers:
WASHINGTON – Senate legislation introduced in the 118th Congress today, the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act, would facilitate the cleanup and restoration of public lands and waters negatively impacted by past mining activities.
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, along with other hunting and angling groups, have resoundingly urged Congress to provide a path forward for interested entities to tackle cleanup projects of public lands mining sites without assuming liabilities. Introduced by Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Jim Risch…
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