Mining Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Prevention Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Mar 5, 2025
What it does
The Mining Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Prevention Act of 2025 would modify requirements for locatable minerals on public domain lands, including establishing a hardrock mining claim maintenance fee, requiring consultation procedures, setting environmental standards for exploration and development, creating financial assurance and reclamation obligations, and funding an Abandoned Hardrock Mine Reclamation Program through displaced material reclamation fees. It affects claim holders, operators, and applicants for mineral activities on federal land, excluding National Park System lands, Indian lands, and Outer Continental Shelf lands. Notable provisions include prohibiting certain activities in…
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