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119th CONGRESS 1st Session
To establish within the Environmental Protection Agency the Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · June 4, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Crane
Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.appropriate committees of Congress means—cleanup action means 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—
covered mine site means the land, water, and surrounding watersheds where extraction, beneficiation, or processing of hardrock ores or minerals occurred, but has been discontinued, including discontinued temporarily.Indian country has the meaning given the term in section 1151 of title 18, United States Code.Navajo Nation abandoned uranium mine site means an abandoned uranium covered mine site on land of the Navajo Nation.Office means the Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains established by subsection (b)(1).Regional Office means a Regional Office of the Environmental Protection Agency.cleanup actions at covered mine sites, including the definition of in subsection (a).