Bill > S4864

This bill, the Mining Reform Clarity Act, makes several changes to hardrock mining regulations in the United States. It allows for the location of multiple mill sites on public lands to be used for waste disposal and other mining-related operations, as long as they are part of an approved plan of operations. The bill also establishes the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund, which will be funded by claim maintenance fees collected on these new mill sites, and the money in the fund will be used to carry out abandoned mine reclamation efforts. Additionally, the bill makes some technical amendments to the existing laws governing claim maintenance fees for mining claims.