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<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code><calendar>Calendar No. 312</calendar><congress>118th CONGRESS</congress><session>2d Session</session><legis-num>S. 2781</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber><action><action-date date="20230913">September 13, 2023</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="S359">Mr. Heinrich</sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="S323">Mr. Risch</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S408">Mr. Hickenlooper</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S266">Mr. Crapo</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S403">Ms. Sinema</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S375">Mr. Daines</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S409">Mr. Luján</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S317">Mr. Barrasso</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S406">Mr. Kelly</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S410">Ms. Lummis</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S314">Mr. Tester</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S303">Mr. Thune</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S385">Ms. Cortez Masto</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S398">Mr. Cramer</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S402">Ms. Rosen</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S343">Mr. Boozman</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S330">Mr. Bennet</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S383">Mr. Sullivan</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S247">Mr. Wyden</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S288">Ms. Murkowski</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S322">Mr. Merkley</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S397">Mr. Braun</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S284">Ms. Stabenow</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S401">Mr. Romney</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S316">Mr. Whitehouse</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S376">Ms. Ernst</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S413">Mr. Padilla</cosponsor>, and <cosponsor name-id="S344">Mr. Hoeven</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSEV00" added-display-style="italic" deleted-display-style="strikethrough">Committee on Environment and Public Works</committee-name></action-desc></action><action stage="Reported-in-Senate"><action-date date="20240125">January 25, 2024</action-date><action-desc>Reported by <sponsor name-id="S277">Mr. Carper</sponsor>, with an amendment</action-desc><action-instruction>Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic</action-instruction></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title>To promote remediation of abandoned hardrock mines, and for other purposes.</official-title></form><legis-body display-enacting-clause="yes-display-enacting-clause"><section section-type="section-one" id="id4e7505f2859240129520315d3d132371" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSEV00"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2023</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="id32a4d731df404dffbf07dd48437cd0a7" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSEV00"><enum>2.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this Act:</text><paragraph id="id46e847bd87c341e581ccdbe22931285b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Abandoned mine site</header><subparagraph id="ide827f4df792a42349a287332403d000c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>abandoned mine site</term> means an abandoned or inactive hardrock mine site and any facility associated with an abandoned or inactive hardrock mine site—</text><clause id="id6b2aea684612493b82f9d67a9ef6c9df"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that was used for the production of a mineral other than coal conducted on Federal land under sections 2319 through 2352 of the Revised Statutes (commonly known as the <quote>Mining Law of 1872</quote>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/22">30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.</external-xref>) or on non-Federal land; and</text></clause><clause id="id7fdb7dc8015647a7a840dcd2d86194f2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for which, based on information supplied by the Good Samaritan after review of publicly available data and after review of other information in the possession of the Administrator, the Administrator or, in the case of a site on land owned by the United States, the Federal land management agency, determines that no responsible owner or operator has been identified—</text><subclause id="id26ed4466d8dc4313ba6c2f662759b581"><enum>(I)</enum><text>who is potentially liable for, or has been required to perform or pay for, environmental remediation activities under applicable law; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id2deca61c50f3453da4ea1701574b39fb"><enum>(II)</enum><text>other than, in the case of a mine site located on land owned by the United States, a Federal land management agency that has not been involved in mining activity on that land, except that the approval of a plan of operations under the hardrock mining regulations of the applicable Federal land management agency shall not be considered involvement in the mining activity.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb6cf6bd509ac483e97882dab3641ae70"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The term <term>abandoned mine site</term> includes a hardrock mine site (including associated facilities) that was previously the subject of a completed response action under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601">42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.</external-xref>) or a similar Federal and State reclamation or cleanup program, including the remediation of mine-scarred land under the brownfields revitalization program under section 104(k) of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9604">42 U.S.C. 9604(k)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf00c3f0a8c414e72bd055c5bf5e8b6d3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The term <term>abandoned mine site</term> does not include a mine site (including associated facilities)—</text><clause id="idaad785c81f9e4f3bb1d39443440c88f6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in a temporary shutdown or cessation;</text></clause><clause id="id3c21be368e46481f88a88004f946e1d7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>included on the National Priorities List developed by the President in accordance with section 105(a)(8)(B) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9605">42 U.S.C. 9605(a)(8)(B)</external-xref>) or proposed for inclusion on that list;</text></clause><clause id="idf881fdece1754e9dab3c2b564d830950"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>that is the subject of a planned or ongoing response action under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601">42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.</external-xref>) or a similar Federal and State reclamation or cleanup program;</text></clause><clause id="idbe2be1bf7173430088a2a8d525fa0c8f"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>that has a responsible owner or operator; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb926d8d3bf734d12800d7999cc3e9005"><enum>(v)</enum><text>that actively mined or processed minerals after December 11, 1980. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id154651a143c240258a0717ccf2e68dd8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id36ec3dd916b94ec1bc0badddd824d3ba"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Applicable water quality standards</header><text>The term <term>applicable water quality standards</term> means the water quality standards promulgated by the Administrator or adopted by a State or Indian tribe and approved by the Administrator pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idca295bef9eb648cabbccc6a626019c0f"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Cooperating person</header><subparagraph id="id78611ef5955c4c4298c5770a26694882"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>cooperating person</term> means any person that is named by the Good Samaritan in the permit application as a cooperating entity.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id05765C28FD984AAC8B5F6B62161C8180"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The term <term>cooperating person</term> does not include—</text><clause id="id69EB4767EA574567B8606573537F2FAE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a responsible owner or operator with respect to the abandoned mine site described in the permit application; or</text></clause><clause id="id71299A17D4884B52AA4E1C387BD470DF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a person that had a role in the creation of historic mine residue at the abandoned mine site described in the permit application.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id32BE42CD90294B0F81C77EABE9430F0D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Covered permit</header><text>The term <term>covered permit</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="id92B97010B5F0489F9C1FCB88DAAE3432"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a Good Samaritan permit; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4AE072D95E724CAC94B2A9AAF55702D5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an investigative sampling permit.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="iddaca963c930340e0b6f0c57a2717d7f2"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Federal land management agency</header><text>The term <term>Federal land management agency</term> means any Federal agency authorized by law or Executive order to exercise jurisdiction, custody, or control over land owned by the United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida4ef0d93ac1340c8a1dc844cbf9ae0b5"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Good Samaritan</header><text>The term <term>Good Samaritan</term> means a person that, with respect to historic mine residue, as determined by the Administrator—</text><subparagraph id="idc90968584d824fa19ee291ae009de79d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is not a past or current owner or operator of—</text><clause id="ida382ac85c18e4f6f9969a4d632cdbb8f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the abandoned mine site at which the historic mine residue is located; or</text></clause><clause id="id886b0179ff584c959ce72403d4a498c7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a portion of that abandoned mine site;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id921db356b82f40848badb0f557714889"><enum>(B)</enum><text>had no role in the creation of the historic mine residue; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1fef6bc4b7de4e1493a0404d44bdeca2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is not potentially liable under any Federal, State, Tribal, or local law for the remediation, treatment, or control of the historic mine residue.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7500aa59ad1e4831b389d091eb761c87"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Good Samaritan permit</header><text>The term <term>Good Samaritan permit</term> means a permit granted by the Administrator under section 4(a)(1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id460a2310c0a4490fafbe0e48257a28a2"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Historic mine residue</header><subparagraph id="ide4dc324a78514810bc850cb638503475"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>historic mine residue</term> means mine residue or any condition at an abandoned mine site resulting from hardrock mining activities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id69e7ea820f9a4ca9954ed608f02c36c1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>historic mine residue</term> includes—</text><clause id="idcc39684498d74c779270eb3c2901641e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>previously mined ores and minerals other than coal that contribute to acid mine drainage or other pollution;</text></clause><clause id="idb48c7c5c43ad475c8c15a0edd8024f75"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>equipment (including materials in equipment);</text></clause><clause id="ide2b6a93df9464293b47284db27c18929"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any tailings, heap leach piles, dump leach piles, waste rock, overburden, slag piles, or other waste or material resulting from any extraction, beneficiation, or other processing activity that occurred during the active operation of an abandoned mine site;</text></clause><clause id="ida041eb97849a4eabadd11ff3bd3e7513"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any acidic or otherwise polluted flow in surface water or groundwater that originates from, or is pooled and contained in, an inactive or abandoned mine site, such as underground workings, open pits, in-situ leaching operations, ponds, or impoundments;</text></clause><clause id="id3c8472be77784b4c8329ccebe1e84a18"><enum>(v)</enum><text>any hazardous substance (as defined in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601">42 U.S.C. 9601</external-xref>));</text></clause><clause id="id14a19fb6d2224533a21e8c03582f1eda"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>any pollutant or contaminant (as defined in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601">42 U.S.C. 9601</external-xref>)); and</text></clause><clause id="id39a144b69f1642ffb94f0e4e3f371a13"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>any pollutant (as defined in section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1362">33 U.S.C. 1362</external-xref>)).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2fe1049e3ec2495ebc64f49fa368c804"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Indian tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian tribe</term> has the meaning given the term in section 518(h) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1377">33 U.S.C. 1377(h)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id897538e048904f3f96a5e87b0ac0e3c0"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Investigative sampling permit</header><text>The term <term>investigative sampling permit</term> means a permit granted by the Administrator under section 4(d)(1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id02a17188b4e8464f8a55eae908c40085"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Person</header><text>The term <term>person</term> means any entity described in—</text><subparagraph id="id5ed3898db7664d88874fe7f1a229afc1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>section 502(5) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1362">33 U.S.C. 1362(5)</external-xref>); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfbad3628a2c0484f83347719110c705a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>section 101(21) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601">42 U.S.C. 9601(21)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id75a604c027e7486cb23cf569e67667cf"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Remediation</header><subparagraph id="id29b6ce6822d04292bebe0fe21e6fa169"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>remediation</term> means any action taken to investigate, characterize, or cleanup, in whole or in part, a discharge, release, or threat of release of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant into the environment at or from an abandoned mine site, or to otherwise protect and improve human health and the environment.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfa3e62b674df4cb9ac7e6bea3ea0a3c1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The term <term>remediation</term> includes any action to remove, treat, or contain historic mine residue to prevent, minimize, or reduce—</text><clause id="id6a3a5099f3ea49f1a37cc2430746796b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the release or threat of release of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant that would harm human health or the environment; or</text></clause><clause id="ided265964a4fc4e53b0f41a0fc0ca8707"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a migration or discharge of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant that would harm human health or the environment.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id36920E77D2A945EEAD7089E6C4DA8CB1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>The term <term>remediation</term> does not include any action that requires plugging, opening, or otherwise altering the portal or adit of the abandoned mine site.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4bd196844a134200b4bbd06a44d50655"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Reservation</header><text>The term <term>reservation</term> has the meaning given the term <term>Indian country</term> in section 1151 of title 18, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ideb10c3f30c224d9aa77843eb95a19000"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Responsible owner or operator</header><text>The term <term>responsible owner or operator</term> means a person that is—</text><subparagraph id="idb01449cddb544436b38049578530e48a"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idddf32eed759b4478bfef6a0254f8a48b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>legally responsible under section 301 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1311">33 U.S.C. 1311</external-xref>) for a discharge that originates from an abandoned mine site; and</text></clause><clause id="ide0c7be7d4a184932bd7e911fe99eac71" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>financially able to comply with each requirement described in that section; or</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id33d63cefabe2455dbd87cf879bb28215"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idaf86674421ad49fd8926d0488fd27afa"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a present or past owner or operator or other person that is liable with respect to a release or threat of release of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant associated with the historic mine residue at or from an abandoned mine site under section 104, 106, 107, or 113 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9604">42 U.S.C. 9604</external-xref>, 9606, 9607, 9613); and</text></clause><clause id="id96b6e81399a842a1a135ff33ccfcdf95" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>financially able to comply with each requirement described in those sections, as applicable.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id1cbe836c25ae468981f464a9d50a5d71" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSEV00"><enum>3.</enum><header>Scope</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this Act—</text><paragraph id="idd48b156a0c664550bbfacb3b1680ecd7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>except as provided in section 4(n), reduces any existing liability under Federal, State, or local law;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6239cb00cbbb47a5b4bc839d09581461"><enum>(2)</enum><text>except as provided in section 4(n), releases any person from liability under Federal, State, or local law, except in compliance with this Act;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id831f7040d38d4d748f6b725e70667cbb"><enum>(3)</enum><text>authorizes the conduct of any mining or processing other than the conduct of any processing of previously mined ores, minerals, wastes, or other materials that is authorized by a Good Samaritan permit;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide87d450b9ab34bf7b4621d4c56dd8674"><enum>(4)</enum><text>imposes liability on the United States or a Federal land management agency pursuant to section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9607">42 U.S.C. 9607</external-xref>) or section 301 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1311">33 U.S.C. 1311</external-xref>); or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id727d0b0277db4f3bb62616839efb7b8b" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text>relieves the United States or any Federal land management agency from any liability under section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9607">42 U.S.C. 9607</external-xref>) or section 301 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1311">33 U.S.C. 1311</external-xref>) that exists apart from any action undertaken pursuant to this Act.</text></paragraph></section><section id="idca6f0eb0db69447c8808371be8bed086" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSEV00"><enum>4.</enum><header>Abandoned mine site Good Samaritan pilot project authorization</header><subsection id="id07175f89f025403d88cfb4433a6d54e2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><paragraph id="id17ebc51e874f4cad94efc356349c59b6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator shall establish a pilot program under which the Administrator shall grant not more than 15 Good Samaritan permits to carry out projects to remediate historic mine residue at any portions of abandoned mine sites in accordance with this Act.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf599b7c5965b42e898f665565c4d18fa"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Oversight of permits</header><text>The Administrator may oversee the remediation project under paragraph (1), and any action taken by the applicable Good Samaritan or any cooperating person under the applicable Good Samaritan permit, for the duration of the Good Samaritan permit, as the Administrator determines to be necessary to review the status of the project.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide21bd87cf2a54480b1c965facdacbf11"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Sunset</header><subparagraph id="ida9e77ebd0d4a4cd89529bedd188efb51"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the pilot program described in paragraph (1) shall terminate on the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8bf953e7afdd4f2583672fc189260de6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Administrator may grant a Good Samaritan permit pursuant to this Act after the date identified in subparagraph (A) if the application for the Good Samaritan permit—</text><clause id="idf1cab4126e7f42e7ab016aebe582c71d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>was submitted not later than 180 days before that date; and</text></clause><clause id="id76b46814098b403b896d5c20673aed1c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>was completed in accordance with subsection (c) by not later than 7 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd01cf0a65d65436abb78901e1c7bad05"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Effect on certain permits</header><text>Any Good Samaritan permit granted by the deadline prescribed in subparagraph (A) or (B), as applicable, that is in effect on the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of this Act shall remain in effect after that date in accordance with—</text><clause id="id9bbddea9f48d4d098008af43438876d5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the terms and conditions of the Good Samaritan permit; and</text></clause><clause id="id64eec0c055ae48cdbc9e79d5248435d0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>this Act. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7d3b90c188df427896c286bf58bb5764"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Good Samaritan permit eligibility</header><paragraph id="ida0633cdff72e4ff39c2ab8890e120341"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To be eligible to receive a Good Samaritan permit to carry out a project to remediate an abandoned mine site, a person shall demonstrate that—</text><subparagraph id="id333387dc9d62402e9505d40e75718cfd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the abandoned mine site that is the subject of the application for a Good Samaritan permit is located in the United States;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id785acc01cd074d4e8899dbcd0951e587"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the purpose of the proposed project is the remediation at that abandoned mine site of historic mine residue;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id66e35923e106403aa9c5585abc7ad25d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the proposed activities are designed to result in the partial, interim, or complete remediation of historic mine residue at the abandoned mine site;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9e0d3f03a780444799528b9b843c595f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the proposed project poses a low risk to the environment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc176fc00567644e1ab4f0939d0756ff8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to the satisfaction of the Administrator, the person—</text><clause id="id924896f43f054da1ab859c612996bc46"><enum>(i)</enum><text>possesses, or has the ability to secure, the financial and other resources necessary—</text><subclause id="idf95f5e9ac3fe4fa8927f64645952a52e"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to complete the permitted work, as determined by the Administrator; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idaf49f2beb9b74d438d2f65f7b412a89d"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to address any contingencies identified in the Good Samaritan permit application described in subsection (c);</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idc11ef17b21084aec94668f12b3a5d2b8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>possesses the proper and appropriate experience and capacity to complete the permitted work; and</text></clause><clause id="id4fa57586568c47688f01b6a2b23deb88"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>will complete the permitted work; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id902b718438c049448743117ed54f606a"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the person is a Good Samaritan with respect to the historic mine residue proposed to be covered by the Good Samaritan permit.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida85e98b8e6074db288fead12ae5d45f5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Identification of all responsible owners or operators</header><subparagraph id="id753624024284408baea04b271b0b5721"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A Good Samaritan shall make reasonable and diligent efforts to identify, from a review of publicly available information in land records or on internet websites of Federal, State, and local regulatory authorities, all responsible owners or operators of an abandoned mine site proposed to be remediated by the Good Samaritan under this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf861cf5b2f0b482e93b17aaf29f8f5d4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Existing responsible owner or operator</header><text>If the Administrator determines, based on information provided by a Good Samaritan or otherwise, that a responsible owner or operator exists for an abandoned mine site proposed to be remediated by the Good Samaritan, the Administrator shall deny the application for a Good Samaritan permit.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5d780e88dae440bca05ed64a26bb0fef"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application for permits</header><text>To obtain a Good Samaritan permit, a person shall submit to the Administrator an application, signed by the person and any cooperating person, that provides, to the extent known or reasonably discoverable by the person on the date on which the application is submitted—</text><paragraph id="id68be19eed57d4eb9959cccb79189046e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of the abandoned mine site (including the boundaries of the abandoned mine site) proposed to be covered by the Good Samaritan permit;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5438da72b1cd4360b1640e1b44524e08"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of all parties proposed to be involved in the remediation project, including any cooperating person and each member of an applicable corporation, association, partnership, consortium, joint venture, commercial entity, or nonprofit association;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7d826e0ec6f446ac89497cdee6ade3bc"><enum>(3)</enum><text>evidence that the person has or will acquire all legal rights or the authority necessary to enter the relevant abandoned mine site and perform the remediation described in the application;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id72bc5a34012d4242b3fcb2cc46feb574"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a detailed description of the historic mine residue to be remediated;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf4a879a6e0204c36943044129ac9190d"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a detailed description of the expertise and experience of the person and the resources available to the person to successfully implement and complete the remediation plan under paragraph (7);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id077f1205fc0049deb2299bf22db90674"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to the satisfaction of the Administrator and subject to subsection (d), a description of the baseline environmental conditions, including potentially affected surface water quality and hydrological conditions, affected by the historic mine residue to be remediated that includes—</text><subparagraph id="ide69916da7d3843988c12634cd4496be1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the nature and extent of any adverse impact on the water quality of any body of water caused by the drainage of historic mine residue or other discharges from the abandoned mine site;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1ac675eda16f426e8540106a15778dbe"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the flow rate and concentration of any drainage of historic mine residue or other discharge from the abandoned mine site in any body of water that has resulted in an adverse impact described in subparagraph (A); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id362bca0889814e429d28d291e6166846"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other release or threat of release of historic mine residue that has resulted in an adverse impact to public health or the environment;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5029fa7f2a9445d9b9ba86160090795e"><enum>(7)</enum><text>subject to subsection (d), a remediation plan for the abandoned mine site that describes—</text><subparagraph id="id8d9868714f5449d0a7eabb09996e9777"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the nature and scope of the proposed remediation activities, including—</text><clause id="id2b11c6d6844d419292828288d00e03c4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any historic mine residue to be addressed by the remediation plan; and</text></clause><clause id="id979a526c0f7144469b01c38b6444d9d0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a description of the goals of the remediation including, if applicable, with respect to—</text><subclause id="id053ede5ecc994df6a8f6d512fe10d16a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the reduction or prevention of a release, threat of release, or discharge to surface waters; or</text></subclause><subclause id="id0063d3e0f30a43969bdd18ace8062b7e"><enum>(II)</enum><text>other appropriate goals relating to water or soil;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id70c17ec6a8bf4a0687b75d8002018f94"><enum>(B)</enum><text>each activity that the person proposes to take that is designed—</text><clause id="id185dae9d03f54a5ebd27a75e07b02a99"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to improve or enhance water quality or site-specific soil quality relevant to the historic mine residue addressed by the remediation plan, including making measurable progress toward achieving applicable water quality standards; or</text></clause><clause id="id89c2c78564ef424d9710b49025da2819"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to otherwise protect human health and the environment (including through the prevention of a release, discharge, or threat of release to water or soil);</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfb10ee7789844783a72bf416f93de5ab"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the monitoring or other form of assessment that will be undertaken by the person to evaluate the success of the activities described in subparagraph (A) during and after the remediation, with respect to the baseline conditions, as described in paragraph (6);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4047902af7804bc18906b80b197aff0c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to the satisfaction of the Administrator, detailed engineering plans for the project;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2c2a315d1cd74e94bef0e09c43c70f0a"><enum>(E)</enum><text>detailed plans for any proposed recycling or reprocessing of historic mine residue to be conducted by the person (including a description of how all proposed recycling or reprocessing activities contribute to the remediation of the abandoned mine site); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf3f3f0d6456942eb9874c2f2d2bdeb5d"><enum>(F)</enum><text>identification of any proposed contractor that will perform any remediation activity;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida54549f8c18d45eea9bd9eaf05ce5f6a"><enum>(8)</enum><text>subject to subsection (d), a schedule for the work to be carried out under the project, including a schedule for periodic reporting by the person on the remediation of the abandoned mine site;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id01d05a96553d445cb3ad2a06642c4dcd"><enum>(9)</enum><text>a health and safety plan that is specifically designed for mining remediation work;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd98e7638b7e64f2eaa330203c644878e"><enum>(10)</enum><text>a specific contingency plan that—</text><subparagraph id="id8f224d8a4c0d445ab74d71a20072bbf3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>includes provisions on response and notification to Federal, State, and local authorities with jurisdiction over downstream waters that have the potential to be impacted by an unplanned release or discharge of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8bba4198eff549aa94ed627af99b63fa"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is designed to respond to unplanned adverse events (such as potential fluid release that may result from addressing pooled water or hydraulic pressure situations), including the sudden release of historic mine residue;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id941686df6dd2460bb52e84a707116134"><enum>(11)</enum><text>subject to subsection (d), a project budget and description of financial resources that demonstrate that the permitted work, including any operation and maintenance, will be completed;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id092e3906591a446e86b5f713751233f2"><enum>(12)</enum><text>subject to subsection (d), information demonstrating that the applicant has the financial resources to carry out the remediation (including any long-term monitoring that may be required by the Good Samaritan permit) or the ability to secure an appropriate third-party financial assurance, as determined by the Administrator, to ensure completion of the permitted work, including any long-term operations and maintenance of remediation activities that may be—</text><subparagraph id="id979c0761e3394501a0d9825999b68928"><enum>(A)</enum><text>proposed in the application for the Good Samaritan permit; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida01a8e7afc6746619ca2e51e19bebc6a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>required by the Administrator as a condition of granting the permit;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idebbafc0f8f324a3b98716e3c2c093352"><enum>(13)</enum><text>subject to subsection (d), a detailed plan for any required operation and maintenance of any remediation, including a timeline, if necessary;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id663435103322450199804038ce1e0a5f"><enum>(14)</enum><text>subject to subsection (d), a description of any planned post-remediation monitoring, if necessary; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0cd09c2744414814afe3e616df2f983f"><enum>(15)</enum><text>subject to subsection (d), any other appropriate information, as determined by the Administrator or the applicant.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id871817ed340940689bc23cefda702813"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Investigative sampling</header><paragraph id="idcd1c143a02ec463e9ef6c3e388550e79"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Investigative sampling permits</header><text>The Administrator may grant an investigative sampling permit for a period determined by the Administrator to authorize a Good Samaritan to conduct investigative sampling of historic mine residue, soil, or water to determine—</text><subparagraph id="ide5a3da818ec046539ba86a30f5487564"><enum>(A)</enum><text>baseline conditions; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id53e39ee1733b44078c98d261a90aaa9d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>whether the Good Samaritan—</text><clause id="id8b97684ebc9f43afba55a8311778f10b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is willing to perform further remediation to address the historic mine residue; and</text></clause><clause id="id5552448411874a008426844a3b8034ee"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>will proceed with a permit conversion under subsection (e)(1).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4E98CDB546EF427594D4B4B1BE5971CD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Number of permits</header><subparagraph id="idf65f3734b178443181ba15f746dd1513"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text> Subject to subparagraph (B), the Administrator may grant not more than 15 investigative sampling permits.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida629442214724af4895d468585e4b251"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applicability to converted permits</header><text>An investigative sampling permit that is not converted to a Good Samaritan permit pursuant to paragraph (6) may be eligible for reissuance by the Administrator subject to the overall total of not more than 15 investigative sampling permits allowed at any 1 time described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id41da66fdb64f4297879511ddecc2425d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Application</header><text>If a Good Samaritan proposes to conduct investigative sampling, the Good Samaritan shall submit to the Administrator an investigative sampling permit application that contains, to the satisfaction of the Administrator—</text><subparagraph id="idf7d04b84fb87492ba9b389cd9ffbaf52"><enum>(A)</enum><text>each description required under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (6) of subsection (c);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf3ff2d738ffe4d589b7f0343fb09ba76"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the evidence required under subsection (c)(3);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id961dc3886416424aa901d396a47edb65"><enum>(C)</enum><text>each plan required under paragraphs (9) and (10) of subsection (c); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3c7626577dda46f5a7f50ecc98703ce8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a detailed plan of the investigative sampling.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb5baeb9accb047659fa2d8f49fda4f5d"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Requirements</header><subparagraph id="idb30240db3cba4abfa9d4b3ba37280c79"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If a person submits an application that proposes only investigative sampling of historic mine residue, soil, or water that only includes the requirements described in paragraph (1), the Administrator may only grant an investigative sampling permit that authorizes the person only to carry out the plan of investigative sampling of historic mine residue, soil, or water, as described in the investigative sampling permit application under paragraph (3).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0f090badf0a54366b4bdd92a1b26e893"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reprocessing</header><text>An investigative sampling permit—</text><clause id="idDC24F8895B1247CC8AC36E3F6AD5D7D7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall not authorize a Good Samaritan or cooperating person to conduct any reprocessing of material; and</text></clause><clause id="id6A4C2EB599734CAFB2F70432DD75DE86"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may authorize metallurgical testing of historic mine residue to determine whether reprocessing under subsection (f)(4)(B) is feasible.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7efd755ba7ad49c4872c88dbf00b9a17"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Requirements relating to samples</header><text>In conducting investigative sampling of historic mine residue, soil, or water, a Good Samaritan shall—</text><clause id="id24e7b598f6824321a64709da839bbbf1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>collect samples that are representative of the conditions present at the abandoned mine site that is the subject of the investigative sampling permit; and</text></clause><clause id="id5d802609eb3247a397d586b74c8f46e3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>retain publicly available records of all sampling events for a period of not less than 3 years.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id56e0e3c1475c411db734a98196df17f9"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Post-sampling remediation</header><subparagraph id="id63df2193d65848fa942a45368d5e3a13"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Refusal to convert permit</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), a Good Samaritan who obtains an investigative sampling permit may decline—</text><clause id="id5589C6E57FE6496899ACAD849B6A5687"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to apply to convert the investigative sampling permit into a Good Samaritan permit under paragraph (6); and </text></clause><clause id="id695E064860FD443CB464BF64C95660EE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to undertake remediation activities on the site where investigative sampling was conducted on conclusion of investigative sampling. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id60bd34e8ac034f4482c4d7d9e283f4c6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Return to preexisting conditions</header><text>If the activities carried out by a Good Samaritan under an investigative sampling permit result in surface water quality conditions, or any other environmental or safety conditions, that are worse than the preexisting conditions of the applicable abandoned mine site due to historic mine residue at the abandoned mine site, the Good Samaritan shall return the abandoned mine site to those preexisting conditions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4fbe811e9831495ba69ee9332dbd1b99"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Permit conversion</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date on which the investigative sampling under the investigative sampling permit concludes, a Good Samaritan to whom an investigative sampling permit is granted under paragraph (1) may apply to convert an investigative sampling permit into a Good Samaritan permit under subsection (e)(1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf3b7ceda8b164666b3dbea89d67451cd"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Investigative sampling conversion</header><paragraph id="idbc17ecffcdb94b9ebab6d6ebdf64df22"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A person to which an investigative sampling permit was granted may submit to the Administrator an application in accordance with paragraph (2) to convert the investigative sampling permit into a Good Samaritan permit.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2725545b3039452bb5438f1e3afc8dc6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application</header><subparagraph id="id8c6eabce23264b00a1eac7b3cdd92652"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Investigative sampling</header><text>An application for the conversion of an investigative sampling permit under paragraph (1) shall include any requirement described in subsection (c) that was not included in full in the application submitted under subsection (d)(3).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id64953ea4f61e4d69b4eb9e57000a80bc"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Public notice and comment</header><text>An application for permit conversion under this paragraph shall be subject to—</text><clause id="id8ac0e75d33704d2fa4e075c7ee96b804"><enum>(i)</enum><text>environmental review and public comment procedures required by subsection (l); and</text></clause><clause id="id0d722e239adb450294591aeee0646d3f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a public hearing, if requested.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id741126c4274347b1a75856a24ce609b4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Content of permits</header><paragraph id="id6d60ec28b7334c99840e171ef72eaa63"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A Good Samaritan permit shall contain—</text><subparagraph id="id8f730d31218a4b8292a59a0fac6b4c7b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the information described in subsection (c), including any modification required by the Administrator;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2add525dece94740a1aace459774465f"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ideef35a6b597c4801bae9fdd9484d071b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a provision that states that the Good Samaritan is responsible for securing, for all activities authorized under the Good Samaritan permit, all authorizations, licenses, and permits that are required under applicable law except for—</text><subclause id="id9f45b2cee9984d0ea773113eec4edaaa" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>section 301, 302, 306, 307, 402, or 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1311">33 U.S.C. 1311</external-xref>, 1312, 1316, 1317, 1342, 1344); and</text></subclause><subclause id="id3921c71cc0e548fcb95b8adf0bce00eb" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>authorizations, licenses, and permits that would not need to be obtained if the remediation was conducted pursuant to section 121 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9621">42 U.S.C. 9621</external-xref>); or</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id943d2973d1664232b973e7a2afca514e" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of an abandoned mine site in a State that is authorized to implement State law pursuant to section 402 or 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1342">33 U.S.C. 1342</external-xref>, 1344) or on land of an Indian tribe that is authorized to implement Tribal law pursuant to that section, a provision that states that the Good Samaritan is responsible for securing, for all activities authorized under the Good Samaritan permit, all authorizations, licenses, and permits that are required under applicable law, except for—</text><subclause id="ide61ea6d8a6bd4ee8b7e3a53795b4bbfd"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the State or Tribal law, as applicable; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idf69fc3024d284435af69c71faef22b7f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>authorizations, licenses, and permits that would not need to be obtained if the remediation was conducted pursuant to section 121 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9621">42 U.S.C. 9621</external-xref>);</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id86f8b0a95783475d806930fb42c3db7b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>specific public notification requirements, including the contact information for all appropriate response centers in accordance with subsection (o);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0436cb36ade54c9db84c23ebb5d82e5f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in the case of a project on land owned by the United States, a notice that the Good Samaritan permit serves as an agreement for use and occupancy of Federal land that is enforceable by the applicable Federal land management agency; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida73b776ac41a406490b7892b4c5ecf65"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any other terms and conditions determined to be appropriate by the Administrator or the Federal land management agency, as applicable.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7a84fbad2ba94b7da9c5186f14557174"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Force majeure</header><text>A Good Samaritan permit may include, at the request of the Good Samaritan, a provision that a Good Samaritan may assert a claim of force majeure for any violation of the Good Samaritan permit caused solely by—</text><subparagraph id="iddc6f925d8bea4c798cdadfc6e3b4a9f7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an act of God;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6a46a25911a643589fe361a6e87b06e7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an act of war;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc552e96fe8734e289322422147013076"><enum>(C)</enum><text>negligence on the part of the United States;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id30c9dbeedd1949219d262012b238d522"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an act or omission of a third party, if the Good Samaritan—</text><clause id="id5c7828fe26f94a91af1135b35d30cdf9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>exercises due care with respect to the actions of the Good Samaritan under the Good Samaritan permit, as determined by the Administrator;</text></clause><clause id="idc8858048575c4f31946348b63929da83"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>took precautions against foreseeable acts or omissions of the third party, as determined by the Administrator; and</text></clause><clause id="idd669c443e12149839e9bfde7dc26e482"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>uses reasonable efforts—</text><subclause id="id17e42e27a17245e691bbe6d8fbc577b7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to anticipate any potential force majeure; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idefebac2a6baf4d9e97ff378dd442234d"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to address the effects of any potential force majeure; or</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3FEAA480BD7243449EC12D5FD86E441C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a public health emergency declared by the Federal Government or a global government, such as a pandemic or an epidemic.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id431f41a0d1e94667985c69319b8e5c30"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Monitoring</header><subparagraph id="id6618d2170c704fce8fb493f06a029422"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Good Samaritan shall take such actions as the Good Samaritan permit requires to ensure appropriate baseline monitoring, monitoring during the remediation project, and post-remediation monitoring of the environment under paragraphs (6), (7), and (15), respectively, of subsection (c).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id69dc86721ac64bb79c789d2c73739762"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Multiparty monitoring</header><text>The Administrator may approve in a Good Samaritan permit the monitoring by multiple cooperating persons if, as determined by the Administrator—</text><clause id="id807ce7ff6bd743f4a65380c609d44742"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the multiparty monitoring will effectively accomplish the goals of this section; and</text></clause><clause id="idfe9da4d73e024375b30bbb0ceb53776b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Good Samaritan remains responsible for compliance with the terms of the Good Samaritan permit.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5407ffbff3a84b3aa05039e2d84d9c32"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Other development</header><subparagraph id="id184d3cfea34544bab52ae4ef6d6061db"><enum>(A)</enum><header>No authorization of mining activities</header><text>No mineral exploration, processing, beneficiation, or mining shall be—</text><clause id="id72b0ac3846db4db18fcdd1dd2e198448"><enum>(i)</enum><text>authorized by this Act; or</text></clause><clause id="id135522cb5cd14d1cbd37fc1bd3658c4e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>covered by any waiver of liability provided by this Act from applicable law.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3748c6b364094f99abe7fb6eae19eac8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reprocessing of materials</header><text>A Good Samaritan may reprocess materials recovered during the implementation of a remediation plan only if—</text><clause id="idabd159f12786472ab14a8cef0fd8945d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the project under the Good Samaritan permit is on land owned by the United States;</text></clause><clause id="id5c70cd79f798440ca1d36f729d8e0f42"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the applicable Federal land management agency has signed a decision document under subsection (l)(2)(G) approving reprocessing as part of a remediation plan;</text></clause><clause id="id14bce241fd0a4805a7835f12917a7a87"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the proceeds from the sale or use of the materials are used—</text><subclause id="id40a120f7540a4fb3979125a742328c54"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to defray the costs of the remediation; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idbbf562dcfef0462a8a0a32a35a46520f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to the extent required by the Good Samaritan permit, to reimburse the Administrator or the head of a Federal land management agency for the purpose of carrying out this Act;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idf0d8fde853674094adab7676480a25f1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any remaining proceeds are deposited into the appropriate Good Samaritan Mine Remediation Fund established by section 5(a); and</text></clause><clause id="idb0098ef172d2497f8ad27d69378ecb3d"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the materials only include historic mine residue. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0c36d6352f164b3eb8a24b52f71f4643"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Connection with other activities</header><text>The commingling or association of any other discharge of water or historic mine residue or any activity, project, or operation conducted on or after the date of enactment of this Act with any aspect of a project subject to a Good Samaritan permit shall not limit or reduce the liability of any person associated with the other discharge of water or historic mine residue or activity, project, or operation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6b2523f01d7543dfb13fb26592e941c7"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Additional work</header><text>A Good Samaritan permit may allow the Good Samaritan to return to the abandoned mine site after the completion of the remediation to perform operations and maintenance or other work—</text><paragraph id="id96bb04f5cc5f4c9d8bd9d6740b59150e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to ensure the functionality of the abandoned mine site; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddd9a672ccaaf4f49a16654d0a173904f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to protect public health and the environment.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idacb18e85c2aa46c3b8d65ab79f117a6c"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>Work authorized under a Good Samaritan permit—</text><paragraph id="id40f91f03508d4e989f6be53a13651db8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall commence, as applicable—</text><subparagraph id="id7c8a109e1eea4816ae0ffec93048b911"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than the date that is 18 months after the date on which the Administrator granted the Good Samaritan permit, unless the Administrator grants an extension under subsection (r)(2)(A); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4fd9056e21a648d38c9cf054b7e53cef"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the grant of the Good Samaritan permit is the subject of a petition for judicial review, not later than the date that is 18 months after the date on which the judicial review, including any appeals, has concluded; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idde0634f8c2b24275b34605ade21f1d72"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall continue until completed, with temporary suspensions permitted during adverse weather or other conditions specified in the Good Samaritan permit.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id33489fd395494e62bfe039b2240c14a4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Transfer of permits</header><text>A Good Samaritan permit may be transferred to another person only if—</text><paragraph id="id7cd13bc5026541d3985bdad7ed42dfdc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Administrator determines that the transferee qualifies as a Good Samaritan;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idabf1841e4aef4dae9b160eff16de09c8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the transferee signs, and agrees to be bound by the terms of, the permit;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd0cfa75f91b347d899e0d280fc4b04b5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Administrator includes in the transferred permit any additional conditions necessary to meet the goals of this section; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5F3A02588C3B477FAA4A3DCC1D36D391"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in the case of a project under the Good Samaritan permit on land owned by the United States, the head of the applicable Federal land management agency approves the transfer.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2d3183fb5f74407c83b44782e2555866"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Role of administrator and federal land management agencies</header><text>In carrying out this section—</text><paragraph id="id8485c9e81145475aa994d0a535bf84bd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Administrator shall—</text><subparagraph id="ida9629f705e684556a35a8baad0b94408"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consult with prospective applicants;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id20cec4c2275b4b50888a721ae6f74ba7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>convene, coordinate, and lead the application review process;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id83a64e87e25440b28534e8b357f1ae97"><enum>(C)</enum><text>maintain all records relating to the Good Samaritan permit and the permit process;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd54f841c5f154f319f6f69744a06a286"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in the case of a proposed project on State, Tribal, or private land, provide an opportunity for cooperating persons and the public to participate in the Good Samaritan permit process, including—</text><clause id="id5f551db7f44e4da6b607cc9432c97609"><enum>(i)</enum><text>carrying out environmental review and public comment procedures pursuant to subsection (l); and</text></clause><clause id="id03c34f2ffe6449c2b3cc362e50d111ce"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a public hearing, if requested; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id569521c4d4964f57b357063184280888"><enum>(E)</enum><text>enforce and otherwise carry out this section; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2c9e569ad2b24eddb69ba90526c3279f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the head of an applicable Federal land management agency shall—</text><subparagraph id="id293367bcf8804cceb9c4bfe410763ee3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of a proposed project on land owned by the United States, provide an opportunity for cooperating persons and the public to participate in the Good Samaritan permit process, including—</text><clause id="id37a45db0530b4a38a753653bf8a74f39"><enum>(i)</enum><text>carrying out environmental review and public comment procedures pursuant to subsection (l); and</text></clause><clause id="idd647cae9af8b40f8a7173377f2f7213c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a public hearing, if requested; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1b0a8cab65104b5586781003cc25533c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in coordination with the Administrator, enforce Good Samaritan permits issued under this section for projects on land owned by the United States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idaf322951aa5d4353b222811d8efcb472"><enum>(k)</enum><header>State, local, and tribal governments</header><text>As soon as practicable, but not later than 14 days after the date on which the Administrator receives an application for the remediation of an abandoned mine site under this section, the Administrator shall provide notice and a copy of the application to—</text><paragraph id="ideb03404b93de4f23961b024b82968342"><enum>(1)</enum><text>each local government with jurisdiction over a drinking water utility, and each Indian tribe with reservation or off-reservation treaty rights to land or water, located downstream from a proposed remediation project that is reasonably anticipated to be adversely impacted by a potential release of contaminants from the abandoned mine site, as determined by the Administrator;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7a07cdd394634fe48d3fedf5b9fec554"><enum>(2)</enum><text>each Federal, State, and Tribal agency that may have an interest in the application; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id710b44009bc9432ba9681304d5f26b3b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the case of an abandoned mine site that is located partially or entirely on land owned by the United States, the Federal land management agency with jurisdiction over that land.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id669c889e8a894278ad34586ef3ee2a16"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Environmental review and public comment</header><paragraph id="id497f628ae7824a939d7214a3322529da"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Before the issuance of a Good Samaritan permit to carry out a project for the remediation of an abandoned mine site, the Administrator shall ensure that environmental review and public comment procedures are carried out with respect to the proposed project.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id73ac6a7cc2b64b8c812fe8c3a16f7d3f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Relation to NEPA</header><subparagraph id="id76ccf3ff27794819a7766199ccd87cc5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Major Federal action</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (F), the issuance or modification of a Good Samaritan permit by the Administrator shall be considered a major Federal action for purposes of section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4332">42 U.S.C. 4332</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida245d4f945bc41c1abbf3cdafc8f4d5c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Lead agency</header><text>The lead agency for purposes of an environmental assessment and public comment under this subsection shall be—</text><clause id="ide56ab759f82246a599ce5223263b1bb1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the case of a proposed project on land owned by the United States, the applicable Federal land management agency; and</text></clause><clause id="id921c90075d9e425088eab4e4a5cd8843"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a proposed project on State, Tribal, or private land, the Administrator.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6f819bb3707d417d930388c816c95742"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, the lead agency described in subparagraph (B) shall coordinate procedures under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) with State, Tribal, and Federal cooperating agencies, as applicable.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida827aceb5d3f48c28535df740d8128a6"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Cooperating agency</header><text>In the case of a proposed project on land owned by the United States, the Administrator shall be a cooperating agency for purposes of an environmental assessment and public comment under this subsection.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb8c8f488e11d4cee8e161490e2f88393"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Single NEPA document</header><text>The lead agency described in subparagraph (B) may conduct a single environmental assessment for—</text><clause id="id465b42a2ddef42febe7df61dcf6b7b6d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the issuance of a Good Samaritan permit;</text></clause><clause id="id2a88fe274e9a465a826d35ab4a583827"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any activities authorized by a Good Samaritan permit; and</text></clause><clause id="ide0179636afaf436689a0a4d69e41258a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any applicable permits required by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC069DB6635414776B78028F87CF110DF"><enum>(F)</enum><header>No significant impact</header><clause id="idF11377D79BE147B3AD8D14397CAF205F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A Good Samaritan permit may only be issued if, after an environmental assessment, the head of the lead agency issues a finding of no significant impact.</text></clause><clause id="id756219833607418DA10C5CDE6EBEA508" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Significant impact</header><text>If the head of the lead agency determines that a project would likely have a significant impact on the environment, the head of the lead agency shall not issue a Good Samaritan permit for the proposed project. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb12d94b2ea704c0d9e1ba3d42bfbf483"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Decision document</header><text>An approval or denial of a Good Samaritan permit may be issued as a single decision document that is signed by—</text><clause id="idA0029A949EE94C7483C7A1D71B05A391"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Administrator; and </text></clause><clause id="id07D490F34EF6407B821EC9D05705A9F5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a project on land owned by the United States, the head of the applicable Federal land management agency.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf0030c29c2a94b959780c500b8446cce"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph exempts the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior, as applicable, from any other requirements of section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4332">42 U.S.C. 4332</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf6b264aaf903445bba4488967e056371"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Permit grant</header><paragraph id="id66cd3510571a4591b191242b082b0077"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator may grant a Good Samaritan permit to carry out a project for the remediation of an abandoned mine site only if—</text><subparagraph id="id5959dca9f95b454f8b55fbccb6b90833"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Administrator determines that—</text><clause id="id45ae1d900d3544e4afc28b4770c591b7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the person seeking the permit is a Good Samaritan;</text></clause><clause id="id8fe93e17822c46069f7842ce08c29cff"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the application described in subsection (c) is complete;</text></clause><clause id="idb806f9e8c9544daea27ae179137e84a0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the project is designed to remediate historic mine residue at the abandoned mine site to protect public health and the environment;</text></clause><clause id="idc025ecebf86041ea97420c645b07ac9c"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the proposed project is designed to meet all other goals, as determined by the Administrator, including any goals set forth in the application for the Good Samaritan permit that are accepted by the Administrator;</text></clause><clause id="idd0fb8734513e447d852059e36ca8c793"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the proposed activities, as compared to the baseline conditions described in subsection (c)(6), will make measurable progress toward achieving—</text><subclause id="ida12fc8618ef640dea92cb6518e15da76"><enum>(I)</enum><text>applicable water quality standards; </text></subclause><subclause id="id1a809f1faf0d46fc81f62b28495f4fd3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>improved soil quality; </text></subclause><subclause id="id0C3C4CA186154B3B918BABDA889EC671"><enum>(III)</enum><text>other improved environmental or safety conditions; or</text></subclause><subclause id="ida499329786f543ffa1fb24626121e799" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>reductions in threats to soil quality or other environmental or safety conditions;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idd2e5ef87754a4fcfbcfac0102edc9642"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the applicant has—</text><subclause id="iddb7873f773514775bd1b8e92eee190a0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>demonstrated that the applicant has the proper and appropriate experience and capacity to complete the permitted work;</text></subclause><subclause id="id20bfba7e2caa43e886569b1be3098254"><enum>(II)</enum><text>demonstrated that the applicant will complete the permitted work;</text></subclause><subclause id="idda84ef582ec04272b487d0710cecda3a"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the financial and other resources to address any contingencies identified in the Good Samaritan permit application described in subsections (b) and (c);</text></subclause><subclause id="id230f8322fc4c4ad5a71a8af6fb0a523a"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>granted access and provided the authority to review the records of the applicant relevant to compliance with the requirements of the Good Samaritan permit; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idf826b8cdc5a54e3eb78648f279dee9f9"><enum>(V)</enum><text>demonstrated, to the satisfaction of the Administrator, that—</text><item id="id27f86fe7b0e942b6adb8064a10867a49"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the applicant has, or has access to, the financial resources to complete the project described in the Good Samaritan permit application, including any long-term monitoring and operations and maintenance that the Administrator may require the applicant to perform in the Good Samaritan permit; or</text></item><item id="id433FA69899F84EE988C815E46BC028A7"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the applicant has established a third-party financial assurance mechanism, such as a corporate guarantee from a parent or other corporate affiliate, letter of credit, trust, surety bond, or insurance to assure that funds are available to complete the permitted work, including for operations and maintenance and to address potential contingencies, that—</text><subitem id="idADC6C675877340C7AE6C5F7FA9267A6E"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>establishes the Administrator or the head of the Federal land management agency as the beneficiary of the third-party financial assurance mechanism; and </text></subitem><subitem id="id751D5C47EB064E66927068A78C7893F0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>allows the Administrator to retain and use the funds from the financial assurance mechanism in the event the Good Samaritan does not complete the remediation under the Good Samaritan permit; and</text></subitem></item></subclause></clause><clause id="id67ea99a41a5449cea12f53c38cc47aca"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the project meets the requirements of this Act;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf9f5446b40ca412886505a407895e156"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the State or Indian tribe with jurisdiction over land on which the abandoned mine site is located has been given an opportunity to review and, if necessary, comment on the grant of the Good Samaritan permit;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8483954118bb4cc0b4335d0c9bb6eff0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the case of a project proposed to be carried out under the Good Samaritan permit partially or entirely on land owned by the United States, pursuant to subsection (l), the head of the applicable Federal land management agency has signed a decision document approving the proposed project; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbbc64e2979b94c2ebe47a7f7fa5a2d3a"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Administrator or head of the Federal land management agency, as applicable, has provided—</text><clause id="idf2fc2278d51e47b7b3babc93d0fe0524"><enum>(i)</enum><text>environmental review and public comment procedures required by subsection (l); and</text></clause><clause id="idca58210012e340e0a5738f6d695fe5d7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a public hearing under that subsection, if requested.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd3c325ea89734ed1a9beffd8a6d16fed"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deadline</header><subparagraph id="ideb042b616df94b6bb93e04c5b378f389"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator shall grant or deny a Good Samaritan permit by not later than—</text><clause id="idc17beaf02c8948aab91e6709c505cac7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the date that is 180 days after the date of receipt by the Administrator of an application for the Good Samaritan permit that, as determined by the Administrator, is complete and meets all applicable requirements of subsection (c); or</text></clause><clause id="idbb0ad5c9b3264ebab8fb3c796c1a86c8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>such later date as may be determined by the Administrator with notification provided to the applicant.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5d3d7b890e0f44968eed9227d40353d4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Constructive denial</header><text>If the Administrator fails to grant or deny a Good Samaritan permit by the applicable deadline described in subparagraph (A), the application shall be considered to be denied.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id558ea90dfdcf4aef922066cced6c0089"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Discretionary action</header><text>The issuance of a permit by the Administrator and the approval of a project by the head of an applicable Federal land management agency shall be considered to be discretionary actions taken in the public interest.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id06d0567df44943f78a9432f12aae348b"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Effect of permits</header><paragraph id="id23DE59CDCE4E41D3982100DAEC9CA077"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A Good Samaritan and any cooperating person undertaking remediation activities identified in, carried out pursuant to, and in compliance with, a covered permit—</text><subparagraph id="idc3342c143974454fbe9453b0219c33de"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be considered to be in compliance with all requirements (including permitting requirements) under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.</external-xref>) (including any law or regulation implemented by a State or Indian tribe under section 402 or 404 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1342">33 U.S.C. 1342</external-xref>, 1344)) and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601">42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.</external-xref>) during the term of the Good Samaritan permit and after the termination of the Good Samaritan permit;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddcaa5df5d96b4d9f99056c5c4e8767b6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall not be required to obtain a permit under, or to comply with, section 301, 302, 306, 307, 402, or 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1311">33 U.S.C. 1311</external-xref>, 1312, 1316, 1317, 1342, 1344), or any State or Tribal standards or regulations approved by the Administrator under those sections of that Act, during the term of the Good Samaritan permit and after the termination of the Good Samaritan permit; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9a372e983b2445d9b079ef790aa8988b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall not be required to obtain any authorizations, licenses, or permits that would otherwise not need to be obtained if the remediation was conducted pursuant to section 121 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9621">42 U.S.C. 9621</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc2be190834ea4c908b6ef00769e7fa49"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Unauthorized activities</header><subparagraph id="idd4d43705c201442fa8ecb540ce0b6d57"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any person (including a Good Samaritan or any cooperating person) that carries out any activity, including activities relating to mineral exploration, processing, beneficiation, or mining, including development, that is not authorized by the applicable Good Samaritan permit shall be subject to all applicable law.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id498fefb08a8440f180b82308f6bf5bc1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Liability</header><text>Any activity not authorized by a Good Samaritan permit, as determined by the Administrator, may be subject to liability and enforcement under all applicable law, including—</text><clause id="id0e1e7afa75f8492b893787c60914d145"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></clause><clause id="id03134eb6127f4971a4774870d3e56e80"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601">42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id01fcf76dc6024e5ca8080b9a6f29bdd7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>No enforcement or liability for Good Samaritans</header><subparagraph id="id8ca73653974b47c0899366ac11f930fb"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraphs (D) and (E), a Good Samaritan or cooperating person that is conducting a remediation activity identified in, pursuant to, and in compliance with a covered permit shall not be subject to enforcement or liability described in subparagraph (B) for—</text><clause id="id44F3BB2E605747A1A73257B1F72808FB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any actions undertaken that are authorized by the covered permit; or </text></clause><clause id="id7F982B64FF50485F9A77DD8CB17C722E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any past, present, or future releases, threats of releases, or discharges of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants at or from the abandoned mine site that is the subject of the covered permit (including any releases, threats of releases, or discharges that occurred prior to the grant of the covered permit). </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDF215506F459447E8BEBB02CB6BA15D8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Enforcement or liability described</header><text>Enforcement or liability referred to in subparagraph (A) is enforcement, civil or criminal penalties, citizen suits and any liabilities for response costs, natural resource damage, or contribution under—</text><clause id="id34A45EA5728D4BFDAF4B1102547C46FF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.</external-xref>) (including under any law or regulation administered by a State or Indian tribe under that Act); or </text></clause><clause id="id1302C0D71B1340929732845EA47F818F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601">42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD7696B6D68294A8DB17EBD0F58B4A530"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Duration of applicability</header><text>Subparagraph (A) shall apply during the term of the Good Samaritan permit and after termination of the Good Samaritan permit.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide9465f5ca6804a519c41155d6d98ac8c"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Other parties</header><text>Nothing in subparagraph (A) limits the liability of any person that is not described in that subparagraph.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcba32e9c1e054a84a81fca1b1564304b"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Decline in environmental conditions</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), if a Good Samaritan or cooperating person fails to comply with any term, condition, or limitation of a covered permit and that failure results in surface water quality or other environmental conditions that are measurably worse than baseline conditions at the abandoned mine site, the Administrator shall—</text><clause id="id94de2e5cb5274f1d81ecb6b4a112ac70"><enum>(i)</enum><text>notify the Good Samaritan or cooperating person, as applicable, of the failure to comply; and</text></clause><clause id="id928985ea34964cb396a17c3d97653fb1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>require the Good Samaritan or the cooperating person, as applicable, to undertake reasonable measures, as determined by the Administrator, to return surface water quality or other environmental conditions to those baseline conditions.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA389513DEE8A4176A2C4AC3A3A146A5F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Failure to correct</header><text>Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a Good Samaritan or cooperating person that fails to take any actions required under subparagraph (E)(ii) within a reasonable period of time, as established by the Administrator.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5273562d2c6341349bc7e244133440c2"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Minor or corrected permit violations</header><text>For purposes of this paragraph, the failure to comply with a term, condition, or limitation of a Good Samaritan permit or investigative sampling permit shall not be considered a permit violation or noncompliance with that permit if—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05c0fd2fd9ce4d1190b2bcb70288cbb0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that failure or noncompliance does not result in a measurable adverse impact on water quality or other environmental conditions; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd0dcd5f6984d4572a346481c6a133aa0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Good Samaritan or cooperating person complies with subparagraph (E)(ii).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id138e91e846514d77848f6d82a59a1489"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Public notification of adverse event</header><text>A Good Samaritan shall notify all appropriate Federal, State, Tribal, and local entities of any unplanned or previously unknown release of historic mine residue caused by the actions of the Good Samaritan or any cooperating person in accordance with—</text><paragraph id="id8ad9da867d534c3faf18b6fc9bd1ff73"><enum>(1)</enum><text>section 103 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9603">42 U.S.C. 9603</external-xref>);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5fc0965d3e5b4ff5af5ab7c33d67f826"><enum>(2)</enum><text>section 304 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11004">42 U.S.C. 11004</external-xref>);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida3aa96f4aa3949a4bda50843488c4e4a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1d7d263e6e8447538bc220c5c84ca29e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any other applicable provision of Federal law; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd1618e25ec604ff091da0a076c7125f0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>any other applicable provision of State, Tribal, or local law.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id171b385f734241e79722a00a82037f04"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Grant eligibility</header><text>A remediation project conducted under a Good Samaritan permit shall be eligible for funding pursuant to—</text><paragraph id="ida0710a4c1b8f41e8adf68bd3d5b64136"><enum>(1)</enum><text>section 319 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1329">33 U.S.C. 1329</external-xref>); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida33d66b8925d4544b70df69be3defd1d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9604">42 U.S.C. 9604(k)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idffb2d80e545c46958e6be2c8a2d5dceb"><enum>(q)</enum><header>Emergency authority and liability</header><paragraph id="id60c2565374cb400fab738217452a005b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Emergency authority</header><text>Nothing in this section affects the authority of—</text><subparagraph id="id10208e641af74c7da96409cadc91e51c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Administrator to take any responsive action authorized by law; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide4d8cb2eaae7420a8671515d94c5bcde"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a Federal, State, Tribal, or local agency to carry out any emergency authority, including an emergency authority provided under Federal, State, Tribal, or local law.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9f13bcac117e4b3887252bdd7e97dd6a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Liability</header><text>Except as specifically provided in this Act, nothing in this Act, a Good Samaritan permit, or an investigative sampling permit limits the liability of any person (including a Good Samaritan or any cooperating person) under any provision of law.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id752c4de74c2c4545a1a6725ddd2e5a75"><enum>(r)</enum><header>Termination of permit</header><paragraph id="id5e2a84f0196e4970b14a3c82730d19e4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A Good Samaritan permit shall terminate, as applicable—</text><subparagraph id="id24d26b58092d40f2a7e1472bd723fea8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on inspection and notice from the Administrator to the recipient of the Good Samaritan permit that the permitted work has been completed in accordance with the terms of the Good Samaritan permit, as determined by the Administrator;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9d8d4f0926024e72b47a6ef49167b7f5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the Administrator terminates a permit under paragraph (4)(B); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id08cc715258e141bc8cfafef823bfbf95"><enum>(C)</enum><text>except as provided in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="idbaca785cc2954f42989e978b6e716147"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on the date that is 18 months after the date on which the Administrator granted the Good Samaritan permit, if the permitted work has not commenced by that date; or</text></clause><clause id="idfdcaf3fe8e5d4ff89b1f0e6a07c5db82"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if the grant of the Good Samaritan permit was the subject of a petition for judicial review, on the date that is 18 months after the date on which the judicial review, including any appeals, has concluded, if the permitted work has not commenced by that date.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4a4064c72aae4a799abd073ff86e080d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Extension</header><subparagraph id="id284b31c73c1d4195ba03a5a0181af35d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the Administrator is otherwise required to terminate a Good Samaritan permit under paragraph (1)(C), the Administrator may grant an extension of the Good Samaritan permit.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1b3474f73a044d6c8a42ed1759f707fb"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Any extension granted under subparagraph (A) shall be not more than 180 days for each extension.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20eca8a458144f62a82a55c6390447a0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect of termination</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55ddb65b01d44f458ea54989485255c4"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Notwithstanding the termination of a Good Samaritan permit or an investigative sampling permit under paragraph (1), but subject to subparagraph (B), the provisions of paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (n) shall continue to apply to the Good Samaritan and any cooperating persons after the termination, including to any long-term operations and maintenance pursuant to the agreement under paragraph (5).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide9c165053f654769b912249708b15b17"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Degradation of surface water quality</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f1c771161694f5ea5179ee9510a6b83"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Opportunity to return to baseline</header><text>If, at the time that 1 or more of the conditions described in paragraph (1) are met but before the Good Samaritan permit is terminated, actions by the Good Samaritan or cooperating person have caused surface water quality at the abandoned mine site to be measurably worse, as compared to baseline conditions described in subsection (c)(6), the Administrator shall, before terminating the Good Samaritan permit, provide the Good Samaritan or cooperating person, as applicable, the opportunity to return surface water quality to those baseline conditions.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0d2f9a7240a548b79efb8ac790578774"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>If, pursuant to clause (i), the applicable Good Samaritan or cooperating person does not return the surface water quality at the abandoned mine site to the baseline conditions described in subsection (c)(6), subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the Good Samaritan or any cooperating persons.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9236dac601ec407ab5be83bf3364f00d"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Unforeseen circumstances</header><subparagraph id="id3b3ef67b58bb45469f737369b2575e39"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The recipient of a covered permit may seek to modify or terminate the covered permit to take into account any event or condition that—</text><clause id="id346d595a9b6b42ebb82cfd1396d0e491"><enum>(i)</enum><text>significantly reduces the feasibility or significantly increases the cost of completing the remediation project that is the subject of the covered permit;</text></clause><clause id="idc2e8e867ec214d51b6d56b885c1b670f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>was not—</text><subclause id="id47ae0ad9277f46369cf80545d70cbb80"><enum>(I)</enum><text>reasonably contemplated by the recipient of the permit; or</text></subclause><subclause id="idb36ece4f1fbc438d8fe3e7a8fc688f5f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>taken into account in the remediation plan of the recipient of the permit; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id35391414e5fe4a8f864ea9ce54f738d7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is beyond the control of the recipient of the permit, as determined by the Administrator.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaa3ddc44d37549a9bd0ce6e16dd609b2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The Administrator shall terminate a covered permit if—</text><clause id="id29d3538672d9457a919894c640b87389"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the recipient of the permit seeks termination of the permit under subparagraph (A);</text></clause><clause id="ide7e7addda8ce4ac7b5a3393395a87a23"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the factors described in subparagraph (A) are satisfied; and</text></clause><clause id="id40322488aa1641bcb0c936dec99e544f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Administrator determines that remediation activities conducted by the Good Samaritan or cooperating person pursuant to the covered permit may result in surface water quality conditions, or any other environmental conditions, that will be worse than the baseline conditions, as described in subsection (c)(6), as applicable.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide41e32b94caa4116979bd4629f3c8901"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Long-term operations and maintenance</header><text>In the case of a project that involves long-term operations and maintenance at an abandoned mine site located on land owned by the United States, the project may be considered complete and the Administrator may terminate the Good Samaritan permit under this subsection if the applicable Good Samaritan has entered into an agreement with the applicable Federal land management agency or a cooperating person for the long-term operations and maintenance that includes sufficient funding for the long-term operations and maintenance.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc61172013e6a4b9ea77921b9d6468677"><enum>(s)</enum><header>Regulations</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5de9e79ae95d4cabb65f39c90102a8e1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (2), not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, and appropriate State, Tribal, and local officials, shall promulgate regulations to establish—</text><subparagraph id="iddea3df84ebd84b40997ca2c4dbfbea8a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>requirements for remediation plans described in subsection (c); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id20a517cd29874260912c2bd38ed18a2a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any other requirement that the Administrator determines to be necessary to carry out this Act.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8a7ec6e6c3b24e61b8464fe80ae000f2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specific requirements before promulgation</header><text>Before the date on which the Administrator promulgates regulations under paragraph (1), the Administrator may establish, on a case-by-case basis, specific requirements that the Administrator determines would facilitate the implementation of this section with respect to a Good Samaritan permitting program. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id92d373afbcee4953aacca97ddf611bad" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSEV00"><enum>5.</enum><header>Special accounts</header><subsection id="idf6888bf4da2f44dba5a5fc6d4d809cd7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established in the Treasury of the United States a Good Samaritan Mine Remediation Fund (referred to in this section as a <quote>Fund</quote>) for—</text><paragraph id="id0ccc1beef7ce4b399a4634eeb1ffa8dd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>each Federal land management agency that authorizes a Good Samaritan to conduct a project on Federal land under the jurisdiction of that Federal land management agency under a Good Samaritan permit; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6361df933e8c40d894c50a50ee81c7ab"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Environmental Protection Agency.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idca9dd6bc9fe54d8ebe0e4f212a8600b9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deposits</header><text>Each Fund shall consist of—</text><paragraph id="id33448e217b2d4b6199d89178188b0f0a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>amounts provided in appropriation Acts;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id094249e5c38f4422a1a02810e5166d30"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any proceeds from reprocessing deposited under section 4(f)(4)(B)(iv);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfe2e96e4ef364eef9985e1bca5919443"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any financial assurance funds collected from an agreement described in section 4(m)(1)(A)(vi)(V)(bb);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5c0c1cb45f80473abb1db688e4c10254"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any funds collected for long-term operations and maintenance under an agreement under section 4(r)(5);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8210882940cf4048870d9e607914e882"><enum>(5)</enum><text>any interest earned under an investment under subsection (c);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0adee4f1422449f8be2c7e20946b3b5d"><enum>(6)</enum><text>any proceeds from the sale or redemption of investments held in the Fund; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1cba4d0567464ab8a4442e63ab1a3b95"><enum>(7)</enum><text>any amounts donated to the Fund by any person.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id91c6f28368d34da2aaf23d9d13105831"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Unused funds</header><text>Amounts in each Fund not currently needed to carry out this Act shall be—</text><paragraph id="id53f4e070a0bd46e8a2e89144ead98182"><enum>(1)</enum><text>maintained as readily available or on deposit;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id800b728ca9ca46dca67e275b2554e368"><enum>(2)</enum><text>invested in obligations of the United States or guaranteed by the United States; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida5f81ea0eb004773aeb8807cd7771c37"><enum>(3)</enum><text>invested in obligations, participations, or other instruments that are lawful investments for a fiduciary, a trust, or public funds.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idea312613a8b141fd8d3d8980d6e9b191"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Retain and use authority</header><text>The Administrator and each head of a Federal land management agency, as appropriate, may, notwithstanding any other provision of law, retain and use money deposited in the applicable Fund without fiscal year limitation for the purpose of carrying out this Act.</text></subsection></section><section id="id41e479df4f9b49eca57a4c2a0be8deb3" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSEV00"><enum>6.</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><subsection id="idd311ef0eecf644b380fb41fddfe85f5b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 8 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the heads of Federal land management agencies, shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report evaluating the Good Samaritan pilot program under this Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="idbc6b0e0884d64810b18fe14ffe4b0587"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The report under subsection (a) shall include—</text><paragraph id="idbc8fd996ef444aadab655b8c2b744584"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of—</text><subparagraph id="id32dbfe2282f547058a9aa5ff27daae1b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number, types, and objectives of Good Samaritan permits granted pursuant to this Act; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id25f240f5a6244919b0d3fbd1d169fee6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>each remediation project authorized by those Good Samaritan permits;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id11fafaa507744a818bab6979d263190f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>qualitative and quantitative data on the results achieved under the Good Samaritan permits before the date of issuance of the report;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb5d0c0d1c71d4ce9aae58c265e627399"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a description of—</text><subparagraph id="id0b3adfde12d44337bc149e5b88bdb2d2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any problems encountered in administering this Act; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf79815645c444cdfbd47f6f6a4612fce"><enum>(B)</enum><text>whether the problems have been or can be remedied by administrative action (including amendments to existing law);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id262f28afd9624e5db3ebe4efeaf22304"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a description of progress made in achieving the purposes of this Act; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id14037534439f462f9024d3ace9a85bd5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>recommendations on whether the Good Samaritan pilot program under this Act should be continued, including a description of any modifications (including amendments to existing law) required to continue administering this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></legis-body><legis-body display-enacting-clause="no-display-enacting-clause"><section section-type="section-one" id="id9745b452-00b5-4bb5-8a06-2242d51b6bbc" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSEV00"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="id0dc39c41-6437-4f94-85e5-e4379fae6c87" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSEV00"><enum>2.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this Act:</text><paragraph id="id4e8e892d-da4b-4953-8249-c2132e8ff200"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Abandoned hardrock mine site</header><subparagraph id="id891dae5e-a3e9-4c5e-b7c7-1fa6ba4fcf4d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>abandoned hardrock mine site</term> means an abandoned or inactive hardrock mine site and any facility associated with an abandoned or inactive hardrock mine site—</text><clause id="id18da933a-18de-44ac-92bb-0158d17f388b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that was used for the production of a mineral other than coal conducted on Federal land under sections 2319 through 2352 of the Revised Statutes (commonly known as the <quote>Mining Law of 1872</quote>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/22">30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.</external-xref>) or on non-Federal land; and</text></clause><clause id="id6c853435-9115-4bd8-93cf-d9fe4a13a99e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for which, based on information supplied by the Good Samaritan after review of publicly available data and after review of other information in the possession of the Administrator, the Administrator or, in the case of a site on land owned by the United States, the Federal land management agency, determines that no responsible owner or operator has been identified—</text><subclause id="id88d1dea0-0f10-4c7a-b2c8-5ef1656716ce"><enum>(I)</enum><text>who is potentially liable for, or has been required to perform or pay for, environmental remediation activities under applicable law; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id2c648315-2dc5-4575-8ac0-3cce59a954d9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>other than, in the case of a mine site located on land owned by the United States, a Federal land management agency that has not been involved in mining activity on that land, except that the approval of a plan of operations under the hardrock mining regulations of the applicable Federal land management agency shall not be considered involvement in the mining activity.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id16dadeca-1668-49bb-82c8-bbb07ec864e5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The term <term>abandoned hardrock mine site</term> includes a hardrock mine site (including associated facilities) that was previously the subject of a completed response action under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601">42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.</external-xref>) or a similar Federal and State reclamation or cleanup program, including the remediation of mine-scarred land under the brownfields revitalization program under section 104(k) of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9604">42 U.S.C. 9604(k)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idef6ec523-a1b5-4350-aff7-7c11d18e8b76"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The term <term>abandoned hardrock mine site</term> does not include a mine site (including associated facilities)—</text><clause id="id45300ef7-a2b6-4e83-b6c9-2d2b12aaaed1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in a temporary shutdown or cessation;</text></clause><clause id="ide7207cbe-d492-42da-ad3d-89ba311462c1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>included on the National Priorities List developed by the President in accordance with section 105(a)(8)(B) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9605">42 U.S.C. 9605(a)(8)(B)</external-xref>) or proposed for inclusion on that list;</text></clause><clause id="id972dae67-3244-452c-b4b7-8cfdd15e8139"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>that is the subject of a planned or ongoing response action under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601">42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.</external-xref>) or a similar Federal and State reclamation or cleanup program;</text></clause><clause id="idce760da4-9949-4b82-bf7c-2b40a962e6ff"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>that has a responsible owner or operator; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaa69c865-defc-493a-90c9-9f5e50f4d26d"><enum>(v)</enum><text>that actively mined or processed minerals after December 11, 1980. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4470dd0c-ab02-4e8b-8725-5d4cca6fbb9c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id30a72eff-071a-47f0-877e-8595f6b4d235"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Applicable water quality standards</header><text>The term <term>applicable water quality standards</term> means the water quality standards promulgated by the Administrator or adopted by a State or Indian tribe and approved by the Administrator pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf9341d9deb38412781555acf35b53c1a"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Baseline conditions</header><text>The term <term>baseline conditions</term> means the concentrations, locations, and releases of any hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants, as described in the Good Samaritan permit, present at an abandoned hardrock mine site prior to undertaking any action under this Act.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd2691ff2-67c3-4756-b093-db78ffd68edc"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Cooperating person</header><subparagraph id="idb5b4328a-6f5b-4f72-868e-6443b3e48d78"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>cooperating person</term> means any person that is named by the Good Samaritan in the permit application as a cooperating entity.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf985d399-8f11-4385-99a4-5a9c58595bfc"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The term <term>cooperating person</term> does not include—</text><clause id="id412b7ce6-72c5-437e-ba86-d2b2839401c9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a responsible owner or operator with respect to the abandoned hardrock mine site described in the permit application;</text></clause><clause id="id898de3f4-6847-49ed-9508-2c0e691d0c28"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a person that had a role in the creation of historic mine residue at the abandoned hardrock mine site described in the permit application; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1006b8609b7441cb9c5fbfe1decea354"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a Federal agency.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf0a05c6e-13a4-40d8-b07f-fd3ccf6bdcc9"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Covered permit</header><text>The term <term>covered permit</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="id361b78ca-1a6f-4d4e-b9f6-01a63c272dc5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a Good Samaritan permit; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id45568cba-2af4-4188-9d14-008f1cb1c974" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an investigative sampling permit.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd95998d2-800b-4ad9-a6d7-da4f3f71c0b3"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Federal land management agency</header><text>The term <term>Federal land management agency</term> means any Federal agency authorized by law or executive order to exercise jurisdiction, custody, or control over land owned by the United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0d385a13-7680-404f-b5c5-2929472ef2c0"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Good Samaritan</header><text>The term <term>Good Samaritan</term> means a person that, with respect to historic mine residue, as determined by the Administrator—</text><subparagraph id="id672ed5b1-e8d0-4293-920e-d74abd696615"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is not a past or current owner or operator of—</text><clause id="ide44de270-5258-4c5d-8f67-58bc569bb793"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the abandoned hardrock mine site at which the historic mine residue is located; or</text></clause><clause id="ide7d3fc75-c2b5-465a-81f8-11598117e9cc"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a portion of that abandoned hardrock mine site;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idace78c50-e54c-44d7-a400-890f09ddb7da"><enum>(B)</enum><text>had no role in the creation of the historic mine residue; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcb23a321-2929-4cba-b079-c60ad6654e0f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is not potentially liable under any Federal, State, Tribal, or local law for the remediation, treatment, or control of the historic mine residue.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ideaec7c4d-afbb-4e8e-9a5d-9ce2fd732799"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Good Samaritan permit</header><text>The term <term>Good Samaritan permit</term> means a permit granted by the Administrator under section 4(a)(1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7a460ad7-0f41-461e-a7d2-5945a558666d"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Historic mine residue</header><subparagraph id="id7f345056-08e0-4c5e-8275-09eec0522817"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>historic mine residue</term> means mine residue or any condition at an abandoned hardrock mine site resulting from hardrock mining activities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id319984cf-db54-4fdc-af06-cb0ec5f9dbf5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>historic mine residue</term> includes—</text><clause id="id8636a59f-04ef-4575-8837-20c974b51e30"><enum>(i)</enum><text>previously mined ores and minerals other than coal that contribute to acid mine drainage or other pollution;</text></clause><clause id="id6ad4ff89-32c1-4199-ae68-00dc33b4d869"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>equipment (including materials in equipment);</text></clause><clause id="id03c7ed97-d827-4fa9-a040-d04c011a8eb7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any tailings facilities, heap leach piles, dump leach piles, waste rock, overburden, slag piles, or other waste or material resulting from any extraction, beneficiation, or other processing activity that occurred during the active operation of an abandoned hardrock mine site;</text></clause><clause id="idbf334a09-b05f-4d7a-aa58-a8b4fcb851a9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any acidic or otherwise polluted flow in surface water or groundwater that originates from, or is pooled and contained in, an inactive or abandoned hardrock mine site, such as underground workings, open pits, in-situ leaching operations, ponds, or impoundments;</text></clause><clause id="idca8e9d61-6d65-498b-b3ea-72923d46ef2d"><enum>(v)</enum><text>any hazardous substance (as defined in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601">42 U.S.C. 9601</external-xref>));</text></clause><clause id="idc9392371-48f4-4ff1-824e-9641d1b574c8"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>any pollutant or contaminant (as defined in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601">42 U.S.C. 9601</external-xref>)); and</text></clause><clause id="ida3699616-1632-405a-94b1-2119b5ee5743"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>any pollutant (as defined in section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1362">33 U.S.C. 1362</external-xref>)).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4fee6478-4d02-43a3-9e37-d9f0cb025037"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Indian tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian tribe</term> has the meaning given the term in—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb55b8b63189548e49e365f3164361def"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 518(h) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1377">33 U.S.C. 1377(h)</external-xref>); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7f304f736e3d4b58b8fda5e462bddd7a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601">42 U.S.C. 9601</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id46486bc4-3968-4014-9197-e3970b21a7de"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Investigative sampling permit</header><text>The term <term>investigative sampling permit</term> means a permit granted by the Administrator under section 4(d)(1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id337f53a9-dce8-42c6-a38b-747d05fda1da"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Person</header><text>The term <term>person</term> means any entity described in—</text><subparagraph id="idc836708b-2b72-43ae-9aff-2b7910cbc499"><enum>(A)</enum><text>section 502(5) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1362">33 U.S.C. 1362(5)</external-xref>); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id53c2372c-48b0-41fc-8c21-d5633551d496"><enum>(B)</enum><text>section 101(21) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601">42 U.S.C. 9601(21)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4aa74c95-0379-4077-949f-3d8d7043e564"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Remediation</header><subparagraph id="idc88a41d5-d48b-40b6-a0b3-021e3d6f499e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>remediation</term> means any action taken to investigate, characterize, or cleanup, in whole or in part, a discharge, release, or threat of release of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant into the environment at or from an abandoned hardrock mine site, or to otherwise protect and improve human health and the environment.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id78ebff67-e5a6-4f0d-aa72-7a3270a82e7e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The term <term>remediation</term> includes any action to remove, treat, or contain historic mine residue to prevent, minimize, or reduce—</text><clause id="id17156bcc-880e-4bfb-a68f-e63b5ebe8611"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the release or threat of release of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant that would harm human health or the environment; or</text></clause><clause id="id2b6238c2-423e-4236-9532-6e454273d7dd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a migration or discharge of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant that would harm human health or the environment.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id23787a06-8aab-4ec9-a3f9-753b506ca2da"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>The term <term>remediation</term> does not include any action that requires plugging, opening, or otherwise altering the portal or adit of the abandoned hardrock mine site.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id07a49777-ecd6-4fd5-9662-bd72e26d4c5e"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Reservation</header><text>The term <term>reservation</term> has the meaning given the term <term>Indian country</term> in section 1151 of title 18, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2eb3bbed-0ecc-4fe4-922e-14a945b63b18"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Responsible owner or operator</header><text>The term <term>responsible owner or operator</term> means a person that is—</text><subparagraph id="id69cbdd1c-07c0-4310-acaf-2f9c47179c3d"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idfd61f24d-2b7a-42f3-a18b-456ba0511203"><enum>(i)</enum><text>legally responsible under section 301 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1311">33 U.S.C. 1311</external-xref>) for a discharge that originates from an abandoned hardrock mine site; and</text></clause><clause id="id17f55672-e823-4cfd-9741-374ba9257a06" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>financially able to comply with each requirement described in that section; or</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc9177132-2d68-4392-aadc-d538dbc6144f"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id59ed0de2-f386-48a2-a061-9b3b32d0f424"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a present or past owner or operator or other person that is liable with respect to a release or threat of release of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant associated with the historic mine residue at or from an abandoned hardrock mine site under section 104, 106, 107, or 113 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9604">42 U.S.C. 9604</external-xref>, 9606, 9607, 9613); and</text></clause><clause id="ide5c7b313-b3d3-400a-872f-ccb37280b76d" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>financially able to comply with each requirement described in those sections, as applicable.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id0d21767c-6c28-4bf3-a57c-811cee911ac6" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSEV00"><enum>3.</enum><header>Scope</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this Act—</text><paragraph id="idbe0cc292-1f98-4e68-a495-34148cb7afad"><enum>(1)</enum><text>except as provided in section 4(n), reduces any existing liability under Federal, State, or local law;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb693d237-1c49-4980-a33e-a62d73b869ec"><enum>(2)</enum><text>except as provided in section 4(n), releases any person from liability under Federal, State, or local law, except in compliance with this Act;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id95a8115f-68bb-4fdd-ab43-a28582e63245"><enum>(3)</enum><text>authorizes the conduct of any mining or processing other than the conduct of any processing of previously mined ores, minerals, wastes, or other materials that is authorized by a Good Samaritan permit;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id56eb97e8-59b1-4e43-b30b-8a4f8ffd9843"><enum>(4)</enum><text>imposes liability on the United States or a Federal land management agency pursuant to section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9607">42 U.S.C. 9607</external-xref>) or section 301 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1311">33 U.S.C. 1311</external-xref>); or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id14da89b8-a78b-46ae-b41b-7a31c9a25b65" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text>relieves the United States or any Federal land management agency from any liability under section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9607">42 U.S.C. 9607</external-xref>) or section 301 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1311">33 U.S.C. 1311</external-xref>) that exists apart from any action undertaken pursuant to this Act.</text></paragraph></section><section id="ida1f87b1f-a749-4942-8443-4bc352b009c1" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSEV00"><enum>4.</enum><header>Abandoned hardrock mine site Good Samaritan pilot project authorization</header><subsection id="id6ea43604-a553-47bd-8b09-4087b62e564f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><paragraph id="id58df6d2e-a2b8-4ea1-bd32-8b8178f70d90"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator shall establish a pilot program under which the Administrator shall grant not more than 15 Good Samaritan permits to carry out projects to remediate historic mine residue at any portions of abandoned hardrock mine sites in accordance with this Act.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2293849d-92e6-4fc6-ad78-0288ec12cabe"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Oversight of permits</header><text>The Administrator may oversee the remediation project under paragraph (1), and any action taken by the applicable Good Samaritan or any cooperating person under the applicable Good Samaritan permit, for the duration of the Good Samaritan permit, as the Administrator determines to be necessary to review the status of the project.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf67ead9d-21d0-46f0-93ae-8831859b3278"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Sunset</header><subparagraph id="idcfaae05b-9ae8-4645-bf12-28ef6d14d9ff"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the pilot program described in paragraph (1) shall terminate on the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idce833330-324c-47c2-be43-2dcb07d09d81"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Administrator may grant a Good Samaritan permit pursuant to this Act after the date identified in subparagraph (A) if the application for the Good Samaritan permit—</text><clause id="id626915e2-3d9b-4934-af36-0de85db22469"><enum>(i)</enum><text>was submitted not later than 180 days before that date; and</text></clause><clause id="idab009ed7-c6cf-41be-ac0e-e628ac5c471e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>was completed in accordance with subsection (c) by not later than 7 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id99bde930-fdd6-41c0-bfc1-2af0df0b04b9"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Effect on certain permits</header><text>Any Good Samaritan permit granted by the deadline prescribed in subparagraph (A) or (B), as applicable, that is in effect on the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of this Act shall remain in effect after that date in accordance with—</text><clause id="idb76e457f-1386-49ca-902e-6494155cdc76"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the terms and conditions of the Good Samaritan permit; and</text></clause><clause id="iddece84cf-0841-41c7-8820-f6da7657155a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>this Act. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida6d5ce22-d862-4ead-b17e-bc21d5c1deef"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Good Samaritan permit eligibility</header><paragraph id="id51ff6e3d-1337-4230-8027-b192ab946b33"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To be eligible to receive a Good Samaritan permit to carry out a project to remediate an abandoned hardrock mine site, a person shall demonstrate that, as determined by the Administrator—</text><subparagraph id="id63748c71-a696-4647-b46e-024ae5b535bb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the abandoned hardrock mine site that is the subject of the application for a Good Samaritan permit is located in the United States;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id654d8366-ee17-4e52-9213-089c2b1fbc7f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the purpose of the proposed project is the remediation at that abandoned hardrock mine site of historic mine residue;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1db60e29-6535-4862-aa78-9e4eea9a7366"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the proposed activities are designed to result in the partial or complete remediation of historic mine residue at the abandoned hardrock mine site within the term of the Good Samaritan permit;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb2bdf52b-623e-438a-94f7-3c6ca40c0e80"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the proposed project poses a low risk to the environment, as determined by the Administrator;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd9039184-4028-4725-9aae-4a6fecec3ceb"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to the satisfaction of the Administrator, the person—</text><clause id="id8af1fdaf-7951-43f7-98a8-5e916007b72c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>possesses, or has the ability to secure, the financial and other resources necessary—</text><subclause id="idc5922e46-161f-4419-9333-546fb5162d99"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to complete the permitted work, as determined by the Administrator; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id62d7b35b-f0eb-4758-afc4-7495d503b306"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to address any contingencies identified in the Good Samaritan permit application described in subsection (c);</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idefdaa3da-ce49-4113-893f-011c2020779d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>possesses the proper and appropriate experience and capacity to complete the permitted work; and</text></clause><clause id="id4c329866-4fbd-4b26-b285-7aa0296281fe"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>will complete the permitted work; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8f1c5de8-335e-4cca-aadb-e0e737b8031d"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the person is a Good Samaritan with respect to the historic mine residue proposed to be covered by the Good Samaritan permit.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5efbd31a-8b6a-4313-b41d-8acd1e46ab18"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Identification of all responsible owners or operators</header><subparagraph id="idb22c8833-8045-485e-94be-666cb6ae3f65"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A Good Samaritan shall make reasonable and diligent efforts to identify, from a review of publicly available information in land records or on internet websites of Federal, State, and local regulatory authorities, all responsible owners or operators of an abandoned hardrock mine site proposed to be remediated by the Good Samaritan under this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id052c5f5b-df46-411d-817a-6a4217f1d4e5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Existing responsible owner or operator</header><text>If the Administrator determines, based on information provided by a Good Samaritan or otherwise, that a responsible owner or operator exists for an abandoned hardrock mine site proposed to be remediated by the Good Samaritan, the Administrator shall deny the application for a Good Samaritan permit.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf1f6fa9e-428a-4a36-9026-eaf21fb14c2b"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application for permits</header><text>To obtain a Good Samaritan permit, a person shall submit to the Administrator an application, signed by the person and any cooperating person, that provides, to the extent known or reasonably discoverable by the person on the date on which the application is submitted—</text><paragraph id="id177bac1f-62ce-4576-9dff-ee7e34402dd7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of the abandoned hardrock mine site (including the boundaries of the abandoned hardrock mine site) proposed to be covered by the Good Samaritan permit;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9de6e594-7e7d-4b2a-a23f-6c747c45129b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of all parties proposed to be involved in the remediation project, including any cooperating person and each member of an applicable corporation, association, partnership, consortium, joint venture, commercial entity, or nonprofit association;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1fd9fc88-7e26-4aed-a753-5c1a7fc04773"><enum>(3)</enum><text>evidence that the person has or will acquire all legal rights or the authority necessary to enter the relevant abandoned hardrock mine site and perform the remediation described in the application;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id512714be-32a9-45f9-92cb-093585aba286"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a detailed description of the historic mine residue to be remediated;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id90367d8b-ac23-4d2c-94ce-52e7baac5aea"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a detailed description of the expertise and experience of the person and the resources available to the person to successfully implement and complete the remediation plan under paragraph (7);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id65f5b701-9be6-4d2e-b9af-1be4dc72cbd1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to the satisfaction of the Administrator and subject to subsection (d), a description of the baseline conditions caused by the historic mine residue to be remediated that includes—</text><subparagraph id="id0b6fc5da-fea3-47fc-a800-c473c4d7c5b8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the nature and extent of any adverse impact on the water quality of any body of water caused by the drainage of historic mine residue or other discharges from the abandoned hardrock mine site;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idef4a3945-0197-4359-8e7b-2dbd70588ac1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the flow rate and concentration of any drainage of historic mine residue or other discharge from the abandoned hardrock mine site in any body of water that has resulted in an adverse impact described in subparagraph (A); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8dd86e21-3869-44f4-85ec-b7e5573bcc19"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other release or threat of release of historic mine residue that has resulted in an adverse impact to human health or the environment;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id016293fa-1540-46dd-8891-b84ffcb9eb95"><enum>(7)</enum><text>subject to subsection (d), a remediation plan for the abandoned hardrock mine site that describes—</text><subparagraph id="id129f0058-65f9-4743-aa12-ce0456da24ba"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the nature and scope of the proposed remediation activities, including—</text><clause id="idd32fafdb-7e39-493d-98e8-6cf86bb9dccb"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any historic mine residue to be addressed by the remediation plan; and</text></clause><clause id="id260fb1b8-ff4b-4c60-8b14-48e4ca756d4d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a description of the goals of the remediation including, if applicable, with respect to—</text><subclause id="id37169e3a-4ffa-4019-8099-363eca7dd3cc"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the reduction or prevention of a release, threat of release, or discharge to surface waters; or</text></subclause><subclause id="id587b1e2f-f963-41a5-bce6-b654867a1213"><enum>(II)</enum><text>other appropriate goals relating to water or soil;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9f457122-6517-4799-85a7-05c9fe7e17b0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>each activity that the person proposes to take that is—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idca2babacc9d54885bcd9c769a589c209"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">designed to—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfbc7da1f6f3f43109320afe9f36b93f3"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve or enhance water quality or site-specific soil or sediment quality relevant to the historic mine residue addressed by the remediation plan, including making measurable progress toward achieving applicable water quality standards; or</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9bde7252436f4174b6fee9eb65706ed5"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">otherwise protect human health and the environment (including through the prevention of a release, discharge, or threat of release to water, sediment, or soil); and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id84a4484213ec4a4ba4eeaea394873a7f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>otherwise necessary to carry out an activity described in subclause (I) or (II) of clause (i);</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb9e06b1a-7b70-4b6e-b53d-01900c4017ca"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a plan describing the monitoring or other forms of assessment that will be undertaken by the person to evaluate the success of the activities described in subparagraph (A) during and after the remediation, with respect to the baseline conditions, as described in paragraph (6);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1b7fc3a0-9363-4176-ad82-ec363e65ddbc"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to the satisfaction of the Administrator, detailed engineering plans for the project;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id49a6672c-c480-4500-8caa-88a084b2df67"><enum>(E)</enum><text>detailed plans for any proposed recycling or reprocessing of historic mine residue to be conducted by the person (including a description of how all proposed recycling or reprocessing activities contribute to the remediation of the abandoned hardrock mine site); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida3161b39-ff6f-4a44-be1a-afbeac7465ab"><enum>(F)</enum><text>identification of any proposed contractor that will perform any remediation activity;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id836ab91a-c8e7-4d4c-b097-c66cc53ac6aa"><enum>(8)</enum><text>subject to subsection (d), a schedule for the work to be carried out under the project, including a schedule for periodic reporting by the person on the remediation of the abandoned hardrock mine site;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id796b69d0-2a49-47ed-bed7-d71b97e0d4f8"><enum>(9)</enum><text>a health and safety plan that is specifically designed for mining remediation work;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf01e3624-c8bd-4ab1-aaca-298e9fea2b48"><enum>(10)</enum><text>a specific contingency plan that—</text><subparagraph id="id0661a429-da03-4701-9be3-78063fbf7a1c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>includes provisions on response and notification to Federal, State, Tribal, and local authorities with jurisdiction over downstream waters that have the potential to be impacted by an unplanned release or discharge of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1200c40a-af4f-4417-a84f-6c31fef68d15"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is designed to respond to unplanned adverse events (such as adverse weather events or a potential fluid release that may result from addressing pooled water or hydraulic pressure situations), including the sudden release of historic mine residue;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida3dce6a3-2598-4183-b89c-6d3a8ea5b52f"><enum>(11)</enum><text>subject to subsection (d), a project budget and description of financial resources that demonstrate that the permitted work, including any operation and maintenance, will be completed;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id95aaadcb-8384-4fbf-90ad-2a469db47274"><enum>(12)</enum><text>subject to subsection (d), information demonstrating that the applicant has the financial resources to carry out the remediation (including any long-term monitoring that may be required by the Good Samaritan permit) or the ability to secure an appropriate third-party financial assurance, as determined by the Administrator, to ensure completion of the permitted work, including any long-term operations and maintenance of remediation activities that may be—</text><subparagraph id="ide68abc43-6974-4592-ae02-e6d307adb4d3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>proposed in the application for the Good Samaritan permit; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida7bd7c9a-e8cd-4f94-8a30-c1b5234a9d29"><enum>(B)</enum><text>required by the Administrator as a condition of granting the permit;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id67c74e71-140b-42b3-b73a-00e0e180711b"><enum>(13)</enum><text>subject to subsection (d), a detailed plan for any required operation and maintenance of any remediation, including a timeline, if necessary;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfba11ce9-aac7-4bbd-b9d9-ba2c1050b545"><enum>(14)</enum><text>subject to subsection (d), a description of any planned post-remediation monitoring, if necessary; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2393c5aa-1fec-49b1-bc4b-ff661e03d4f0"><enum>(15)</enum><text>subject to subsection (d), any other appropriate information, as determined by the Administrator or the applicant.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5fae1ce5-4a0f-4ab8-8bbd-7be68abbc203"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Investigative sampling</header><paragraph id="id82392568-6acc-4509-87d3-1c910a183d6a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Investigative sampling permits</header><text>The Administrator may grant an investigative sampling permit for a period determined by the Administrator to authorize a Good Samaritan to conduct investigative sampling of historic mine residue, soil, sediment, or water to determine—</text><subparagraph id="id8e7a24a0-e2df-4278-92c2-2c6cda8f45b5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>baseline conditions; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfd4123d4-39cd-4f86-afcf-fba960d327c6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>whether the Good Samaritan—</text><clause id="idb4530cf6-9808-4b17-b0fb-ffd5a71c6530"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is willing to perform further remediation to address the historic mine residue; and</text></clause><clause id="id8ee6cd5b-65c2-4010-9678-3402e61c3cee"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>will proceed with a permit conversion under subsection (e)(1).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9f8f3b40-6195-42c0-bee3-904577e74549"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Number of permits</header><subparagraph id="id738bc04c-7f87-4284-90ba-7b10865c136f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text> Subject to subparagraph (B), the Administrator may grant not more than 15 investigative sampling permits.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb7a3edda-9d5e-47de-acd3-cce2b3afae73"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applicability to converted permits</header><text>An investigative sampling permit that is not converted to a Good Samaritan permit pursuant to paragraph (5) may be eligible for reissuance by the Administrator subject to the overall total of not more than 15 investigative sampling permits allowed at any 1 time described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id368fa86e-3cd6-45ba-96c8-ebf701bebf33"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Application</header><text>If a Good Samaritan proposes to conduct investigative sampling, the Good Samaritan shall submit to the Administrator an investigative sampling permit application that contains, to the satisfaction of the Administrator—</text><subparagraph id="id04272072-a9df-4c11-9533-c57adfafceef"><enum>(A)</enum><text>each description required under paragraphs (1), (2), and (5) of subsection (c);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcfac09e917604bf4b25454d5f37b404b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the extent reasonably known to the applicant, any previously documented water quality data describing conditions at the abandoned hardrock mine site;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id83569630-9e52-4acf-a18d-167afe88ccd5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the evidence required under subsection (c)(3);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id37843012-09e7-4c1f-9e4a-46448a1a2702"><enum>(D)</enum><text>each plan required under paragraphs (9) and (10) of subsection (c); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2947078a-8f33-48a5-a015-6b98645727c3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a detailed plan of the investigative sampling.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id69a8f25f-f8ac-4898-b1b0-fc95e4385b07"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Requirements</header><subparagraph id="idc01a24ea-20d3-489d-bc81-bbb5ed26f4b4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If a person submits an application that proposes only investigative sampling of historic mine residue, soil, sediment, or water that only includes the requirements described in paragraph (1), the Administrator may grant an investigative sampling permit that authorizes the person only to carry out the plan of investigative sampling of historic mine residue, soil, sediment, or water, as described in the investigative sampling permit application under paragraph (3).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcf230f76-8c91-4393-b63b-06fe3e549885"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reprocessing</header><text>An investigative sampling permit—</text><clause id="id5549cfae-8428-4b51-b260-93d4653b88b7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall not authorize a Good Samaritan or cooperating person to conduct any reprocessing of material; and</text></clause><clause id="id3b642829-9af8-426b-ba56-9a3012d78637"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may authorize metallurgical testing of historic mine residue to determine whether reprocessing under subsection (f)(4)(B) is feasible.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd90e2f11-6b24-4919-b9ef-665160ce6c91"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Requirements relating to samples</header><text>In conducting investigative sampling of historic mine residue, soil, sediment, or water, a Good Samaritan shall—</text><clause id="idcac97acb-d2eb-4f34-9d61-b4b4db0dc8db"><enum>(i)</enum><text>collect samples that are representative of the conditions present at the abandoned hardrock mine site that is the subject of the investigative sampling permit; and</text></clause><clause id="id66393a94-cbba-4213-ad99-2cbe60ba9578"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>retain publicly available records of all sampling events for a period of not less than 3 years.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfa74e699-c269-4e71-91b5-9eea50f37b79"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Permit conversion</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date on which the investigative sampling under the investigative sampling permit concludes, a Good Samaritan to whom an investigative sampling permit is granted under paragraph (1) may apply to convert an investigative sampling permit into a Good Samaritan permit under subsection (e)(1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4cbaae6e-de41-490c-b61d-a29299e95a11"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Permit not converted</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idff92ee6112ac445fbe4d9e4a60c6b86b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subparagraph (B)(ii)(I), a Good Samaritan who obtains an investigative sampling permit may decline—</text><clause id="ida4edc3eb-2427-4c13-a521-c0f4ff2daa05"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to apply to convert the investigative sampling permit into a Good Samaritan permit under paragraph (5); and </text></clause><clause id="id856e69e8-5639-4e95-9de1-a296efc2da24"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to undertake remediation activities on the site where investigative sampling was conducted on conclusion of investigative sampling. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54777B4643E349E2BD07EFBF510F2769"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effect of lack of conversion</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE581B5E23B464967A27C9800BBDFB4D8"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Notwithstanding a refusal by a Good Samaritan to convert an investigative sampling permit into a Good Samaritan permit under subparagraph (A), but subject to clause (ii), the provisions of paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (n) shall continue to apply to the Good Samaritan and any cooperating persons after the refusal to convert.<italic></italic></text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4CD61506C0D04FE790FA14475C1005A8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Degradation of surface water quality</header><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5F8E3D4277914C87B4E933C011E5E98B"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Opportunity to correct</header><text>If, before the date on which a Good Samaritan refuses to convert an investigative sampling permit under subparagraph (A), actions by the Good Samaritan or any cooperating person have caused conditions at the abandoned hardrock mine site to be measurably worse, as determined by the Administrator, when compared to conditions described pursuant to paragraph (3)(B), if applicable, the Administrator shall provide the Good Samaritan or cooperating person, as applicable, the opportunity to return the conditions at the abandoned hardrock mine site to those conditions.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFAD398BD70534BE78DAA7F2FAF0C0B7C"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>If, pursuant to subclause (I), the applicable Good Samaritan or cooperating person does not return the surface water quality at the abandoned hardrock mine site to conditions described pursuant to paragraph (3)(B), if applicable, as determined by the Administrator, clause (i) shall not apply to the Good Samaritan or any cooperating persons. </text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8769d66f-2c5c-4768-b257-a6f334f274c5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Investigative sampling conversion</header><paragraph id="id253c6c8b-7861-474a-968a-37a0b7657795"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A person to which an investigative sampling permit was granted may submit to the Administrator an application in accordance with paragraph (2) to convert the investigative sampling permit into a Good Samaritan permit.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb94fa7da-cd57-40c0-87f3-f6c1ff3eaff5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application</header><subparagraph id="idd87a8ef6-3904-4cbe-bfc5-0e2b4a60b50a"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Investigative sampling</header><text>An application for the conversion of an investigative sampling permit under paragraph (1) shall include any requirement described in subsection (c) that was not included in full in the application submitted under subsection (d)(3).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id87c70e39-0e2a-4e8b-aae5-ff5455b0e5b3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Public notice and comment</header><text>An application for permit conversion under this paragraph shall be subject to—</text><clause id="id5a7b8a82-53c7-4e55-9be6-4df4a91746d4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>environmental review and public comment procedures required by subsection (l); and</text></clause><clause id="id539b07ec-ba94-4126-a24f-94280e3414ce"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a public hearing, if requested.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8a67addd-4b43-4324-8e69-d85edbdddfc9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Content of permits</header><paragraph id="id46234d4b-a30f-4aa4-aa14-b383b90def45"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A Good Samaritan permit shall contain—</text><subparagraph id="id020b6057-c0a0-4823-a427-b8ce2eee40ab"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the information described in subsection (c), including any modification required by the Administrator;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddc0a5301-e0c6-467d-98b1-374c6c4c191f"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idee39bde6-9443-4131-ae9e-d4c93c9bba9d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a provision that states that the Good Samaritan is responsible for securing, for all activities authorized under the Good Samaritan permit, all authorizations, licenses, and permits that are required under applicable law except for—</text><subclause id="idd12e608d-17ec-43dc-8185-17be7ec01612" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>section 301, 302, 306, 307, 402, or 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1311">33 U.S.C. 1311</external-xref>, 1312, 1316, 1317, 1342, 1344); and</text></subclause><subclause id="ida55477dc-800b-463a-a6bf-ff586f8bd93f" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>authorizations, licenses, and permits that would not need to be obtained if the remediation was conducted pursuant to section 121 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9621">42 U.S.C. 9621</external-xref>); or</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id2e670c68-9f8b-4c72-81c1-06b9f83e358b" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of an abandoned hardrock mine site in a State that is authorized to implement State law pursuant to section 402 or 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1342">33 U.S.C. 1342</external-xref>, 1344) or on land of an Indian tribe that is authorized to implement Tribal law pursuant to that section, a provision that states that the Good Samaritan is responsible for securing, for all activities authorized under the Good Samaritan permit, all authorizations, licenses, and permits that are required under applicable law, except for—</text><subclause id="id32090a1d-397d-4bdf-8d3b-0edc44e71bc2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the State or Tribal law, as applicable; and</text></subclause><subclause id="ida667e881-cddd-41c5-8846-b5623a485016"><enum>(II)</enum><text>authorizations, licenses, and permits that would not need to be obtained if the remediation was conducted pursuant to section 121 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9621">42 U.S.C. 9621</external-xref>);</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0978b706-082b-403e-8ff4-ee0e4df9a930"><enum>(C)</enum><text>specific public notification requirements, including the contact information for all appropriate response centers in accordance with subsection (o);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5b2ece77-ab3d-4aea-84fd-5d30679690fd"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in the case of a project on land owned by the United States, a notice that the Good Samaritan permit serves as an agreement for use and occupancy of Federal land that is enforceable by the applicable Federal land management agency; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0bc30627-7b28-4ff9-83e3-f4d4ffc9d36c"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any other terms and conditions determined to be appropriate by the Administrator or the Federal land management agency, as applicable.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id50bd3dfd-c80b-497b-ab7b-264fdd19f8c7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Force majeure</header><text>A Good Samaritan permit may include, at the request of the Good Samaritan, a provision that a Good Samaritan may assert a claim of force majeure for any violation of the Good Samaritan permit caused solely by—</text><subparagraph id="idcab8dcb2-4622-4011-90fa-ac921b5493a7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an act of God;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide9e31f88-4b93-4fdb-aad1-1c4300be274e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an act of war;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2aa3c076-4893-4d57-920a-0dc5f92c6d9c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>negligence on the part of the United States;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc8b48960-fac9-497b-be98-afbb15f73dcf"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an act or omission of a third party, if the Good Samaritan—</text><clause id="id9f16d12b-5f05-429e-9480-5c6217737789"><enum>(i)</enum><text>exercises due care with respect to the actions of the Good Samaritan under the Good Samaritan permit, as determined by the Administrator;</text></clause><clause id="idf46c2c40-d3b7-4515-8d03-68d0bbe5308f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>took precautions against foreseeable acts or omissions of the third party, as determined by the Administrator; and</text></clause><clause id="idf9df744a-3d52-4cf9-919f-95e509643b3f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>uses reasonable efforts—</text><subclause id="id3f4888d4-5c53-480e-bc0a-fd8f60bd0f25"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to anticipate any potential force majeure; and</text></subclause><subclause id="ida45709e4-5950-44c8-a3a4-6a353fec3d93"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to address the effects of any potential force majeure; or</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd892fccf-778e-431d-b548-b86baba06d30"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a public health emergency declared by the Federal Government or a global government, such as a pandemic or an epidemic.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7def05fd-36c3-4dd9-acda-001b7244a824"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Monitoring</header><subparagraph id="id6fa6c688-dc28-4dbd-8c5d-e20a734c5f03"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Good Samaritan shall take such actions as the Good Samaritan permit requires to ensure appropriate baseline conditions monitoring, monitoring during the remediation project, and post-remediation monitoring of the environment under paragraphs (7) and (14) of subsection (c).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8e6dea2a-eb70-4576-853b-374558447576"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Multiparty monitoring</header><text>The Administrator may approve in a Good Samaritan permit the monitoring by multiple cooperating persons if, as determined by the Administrator—</text><clause id="id212e4053-465a-4c56-9448-f6496a23f435"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the multiparty monitoring will effectively accomplish the goals of this section; and</text></clause><clause id="id3deffb8d-c61e-44f8-872d-e9b59f29da66"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Good Samaritan remains responsible for compliance with the terms of the Good Samaritan permit.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id59c3563e-1b93-403e-ad7e-fd730e5c60b7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Other development</header><subparagraph id="idf48b5c24-92ec-41e5-866e-16d372b030c5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>No authorization of mining activities</header><text>No mineral exploration, processing, beneficiation, or mining shall be—</text><clause id="idd838c9f8-ffe2-4c67-a1e0-2ed0fc0509cb"><enum>(i)</enum><text>authorized by this Act; or</text></clause><clause id="ide78e3f23-c14f-4b70-b913-010ef13c80e3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>covered by any waiver of liability provided by this Act from applicable law.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id08beabcf-1df5-4ace-a52e-25dbc6928363"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reprocessing of materials</header><text>A Good Samaritan may reprocess materials recovered during the implementation of a remediation plan only if—</text><clause id="idbf604c36-1114-443e-938c-da8a1e57da6a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the project under the Good Samaritan permit is on land owned by the United States;</text></clause><clause id="id057bfd7a-09c8-457b-b337-1f23ccb55213"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the applicable Federal land management agency has signed a decision document under subsection (l)(2)(G) approving reprocessing as part of a remediation plan;</text></clause><clause id="idb46ddc17-7161-4903-aa6a-f87a564e7c35"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the proceeds from the sale or use of the materials are used—</text><subclause id="id51fc2840-b37d-423f-9aa0-29df9994feba"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to defray the costs of the remediation; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id943fd220-8ede-480d-b046-70cf27c4cec6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to the extent required by the Good Samaritan permit, to reimburse the Administrator or the head of a Federal land management agency for the purpose of carrying out this Act;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idf8d6672b-f28f-4383-bdcd-505eeaefbebf"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any remaining proceeds are deposited into the appropriate Good Samaritan Mine Remediation Fund established by section 5(a); and</text></clause><clause id="id99e1f3dc-d1e0-4e46-8e95-6c8fce2bc139"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the materials only include historic mine residue. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbf46bd3a-4414-423e-8095-ef1f6c150af7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Connection with other activities</header><text>The commingling or association of any other discharge of water or historic mine residue or any activity, project, or operation conducted on or after the date of enactment of this Act with any aspect of a project subject to a Good Samaritan permit shall not limit or reduce the liability of any person associated with the other discharge of water or historic mine residue or activity, project, or operation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7d765fda-d139-495b-9497-6337c3655710"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Additional work</header><text>A Good Samaritan permit may (subject to subsection (r)(5) in the case of a project located on Federal land) allow the Good Samaritan to return to the abandoned hardrock mine site after the completion of the remediation to perform operations and maintenance or other work—</text><paragraph id="idf8feff19-f422-41f0-aff6-0dccc442e1b8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to ensure the functionality of completed remediation activities at the abandoned hardrock mine site; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7a0ce485-3007-4f65-846a-22d017b9a9f5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to protect public health and the environment.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf395c633-2075-44a4-8077-6349c408c5d8"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>Work authorized under a Good Samaritan permit—</text><paragraph id="idd13fafa5-2b6a-497d-905e-6bff8f7743d0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall commence, as applicable—</text><subparagraph id="id4d025173-4b9b-4ea9-b76e-cc7099b406e3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than the date that is 18 months after the date on which the Administrator granted the Good Samaritan permit, unless the Administrator grants an extension under subsection (r)(2)(A); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id96e2fd33-1ff1-425f-9844-0b866e018a30"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the grant of the Good Samaritan permit is the subject of a petition for judicial review, not later than the date that is 18 months after the date on which the judicial review, including any appeals, has concluded; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc1064ea8-ac1d-4e1a-aef6-caaa32ce3431"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall continue until completed, with temporary suspensions permitted during adverse weather or other conditions specified in the Good Samaritan permit.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id225be0c2-718f-4438-aaec-0d555b90ec67"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Transfer of permits</header><text>A Good Samaritan permit may be transferred to another person only if—</text><paragraph id="id742d2a33-70ad-4dea-9437-f9e8fe910dc4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Administrator determines that the transferee qualifies as a Good Samaritan;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide3a31c68-7fe4-458b-9fec-024a9a0c9be3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the transferee signs, and agrees to be bound by the terms of, the permit;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ideac66585-cb57-4940-a990-9723ff58e96c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Administrator includes in the transferred permit any additional conditions necessary to meet the goals of this section; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7a628425-fafb-49c5-a8fb-cc23ceecdf29"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in the case of a project under the Good Samaritan permit on land owned by the United States, the head of the applicable Federal land management agency approves the transfer.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida1958777-2673-49bc-b594-149f2f135a93"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Role of administrator and federal land management agencies</header><text>In carrying out this section—</text><paragraph id="id59fe6b12-7840-48ec-9cd8-170bf477e1c8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Administrator shall—</text><subparagraph id="id83e27e16-9994-401d-9971-6f60b8d73321"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consult with prospective applicants;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idef8c4256-6ea7-4074-87be-0ec8be044e6b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>convene, coordinate, and lead the application review process;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6b3c7e18-47a9-47fe-b706-123a12057cf6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>maintain all records relating to the Good Samaritan permit and the permit process;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id81901042-20d8-4d74-8e54-12fffbef5d84"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in the case of a proposed project on State, Tribal, or private land, provide an opportunity for cooperating persons and the public to participate in the Good Samaritan permit process, including—</text><clause id="idb560e572-b28c-41e4-a43f-926fded9ea14"><enum>(i)</enum><text>carrying out environmental review and public comment procedures pursuant to subsection (l); and</text></clause><clause id="id9fcad12f-c4e6-4861-b66c-24b3688fc74b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a public hearing, if requested; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8a1d0f5e-c672-4c94-a84b-08e457d20811"><enum>(E)</enum><text>enforce and otherwise carry out this section; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id29671826-db80-471c-a989-6088a1e2a0a9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the head of an applicable Federal land management agency shall—</text><subparagraph id="idaadc488c-6767-4451-b78f-c00ad8d7b606"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of a proposed project on land owned by the United States, provide an opportunity for cooperating persons and the public to participate in the Good Samaritan permit process, including—</text><clause id="id0a52af0b-b1f9-4475-99ed-20e4981cd281"><enum>(i)</enum><text>carrying out environmental review and public comment procedures pursuant to subsection (l); and</text></clause><clause id="id674104a7-afa9-496b-b166-abe04be409e6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a public hearing, if requested; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id94014f1b-c871-4af9-b570-f140172d2f79"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in coordination with the Administrator, enforce Good Samaritan permits issued under this section for projects on land owned by the United States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6a183622-99c6-40fe-9b88-ff56569a16f3"><enum>(k)</enum><header>State, local, and tribal governments</header><text>As soon as practicable, but not later than 14 days after the date on which the Administrator receives an application for the remediation of an abandoned hardrock mine site under this section that, as determined by the Administrator, is complete and meets all applicable requirements of subsection (c), the Administrator shall provide notice and a copy of the application to—</text><paragraph id="ide368422d-c5b1-443f-88a0-7dbbdafb4b5c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>each local government with jurisdiction over a drinking water utility, and each Indian tribe with reservation or off-reservation treaty rights to land or water, located downstream from or otherwise near a proposed remediation project that is reasonably anticipated to be impacted by the remediation project or a potential release of contaminants from the abandoned hardrock mine site, as determined by the Administrator;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfa4ba360-6f6c-4893-8e99-f4e189e7807c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>each Federal, State, and Tribal agency that may have an interest in the application; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1f7adbe4-475b-4823-91ba-4794eefd32fa"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the case of an abandoned hardrock mine site that is located partially or entirely on land owned by the United States, the Federal land management agency with jurisdiction over that land.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5a9dea8e-3768-4fc4-afe0-7772752b3538"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Environmental review and public comment</header><paragraph id="id3d1675e6-d04a-436a-a4a1-6078cc46f948"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Before the issuance of a Good Samaritan permit to carry out a project for the remediation of an abandoned hardrock mine site, the Administrator shall ensure that environmental review and public comment procedures are carried out with respect to the proposed project.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8952ff58-081f-44bc-8585-33a7c87a2005"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Relation to NEPA</header><subparagraph id="id4baeaf2d-03c4-4913-a351-0f8b06a71b5b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Major Federal action</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (F), the issuance or modification of a Good Samaritan permit by the Administrator shall be considered a major Federal action for purposes of section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4332">42 U.S.C. 4332</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idacf79660-6921-432e-a1f3-c58ba4be26fd"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Lead agency</header><text>The lead agency for purposes of an environmental assessment and public comment under this subsection shall be—</text><clause id="id483d9a30-05e1-4695-8c25-0d7326e51aba"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the case of a proposed project on land owned by the United States that is managed by only 1 Federal land management agency, the applicable Federal land management agency;</text></clause><clause id="id1101c4c3-4103-4c9d-b275-6327aa0e26fc"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a proposed project entirely on State, Tribal, or private land, the Administrator; </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9b64b74cd8604883b9bf7b1b5d574cbf"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in the case of a proposed project partially on land owned by the United States and partially on State, Tribal, or private land, the applicable Federal land management agency; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7b3da92738b84271b443d4eda940ea93"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in the case of a proposed project on land owned by the United States that is managed by more than 1 Federal land management agency, the Federal land management agency selected by the Administrator to be the lead agency, after consultation with the applicable Federal land management agencies.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd50a6c48-d9e9-4a90-b357-36dfce1ebd5b"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, the lead agency described in subparagraph (B) shall coordinate procedures under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) with State, Tribal, and Federal cooperating agencies, as applicable.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc45bf8f4-89e5-400f-8bf6-7b1792959d97"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Cooperating agency</header><text>In the case of a proposed project on land owned by the United States, the Administrator shall be a cooperating agency for purposes of an environmental assessment and public comment under this subsection.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id58601a84-2279-4895-9ae5-9ed60b79b433"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Single NEPA document</header><text>The lead agency described in subparagraph (B) may conduct a single environmental assessment for—</text><clause id="id2ae3256d-e0c2-4d6a-a272-cca57de791c4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the issuance of a Good Samaritan permit;</text></clause><clause id="idd4231d07-7cad-47bd-abec-ed265f9d96ab"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any activities authorized by a Good Samaritan permit; and</text></clause><clause id="id38a62097-b779-413f-8c49-5876a5574d0a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any applicable permits required by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id10e39004-776b-441c-95c9-613b0a105705"><enum>(F)</enum><header>No significant impact</header><clause id="id871febd1-e042-4c05-9cd7-4be10034fc14"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A Good Samaritan permit may only be issued if, after an environmental assessment, the head of the lead agency issues a finding of no significant impact (as defined in section 111 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4336e">42 U.S.C. 4336e</external-xref>)).</text></clause><clause id="ide292e3ba-ebc5-4c5a-beff-27916699d489" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Significant impact</header><text>If the head of the lead agency is unable to issue a finding of no significant impact (as so defined), the head of the lead agency shall not issue a Good Samaritan permit for the proposed project. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id13fcf36f-1ff3-401f-a4cb-73313358086a"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Decision document</header><text>An approval or denial of a Good Samaritan permit may be issued as a single decision document that is signed by—</text><clause id="id4b79fb37-a300-4d90-82fb-321eabafa624"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Administrator; and </text></clause><clause id="id020f8c3e-6691-46e4-a4b8-945e6f4ae537"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a project on land owned by the United States, the head of the applicable Federal land management agency.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id228c62cc-09e0-4e54-a85d-c183e62f2dcb"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph exempts the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior, as applicable, from any other requirements of section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4332">42 U.S.C. 4332</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb9c7480f-d471-440a-a51a-9af1663aa6a5"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Permit grant</header><paragraph id="idb6bd41bd-7bc2-4d35-ae88-3d59c67249c7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator may grant a Good Samaritan permit to carry out a project for the remediation of an abandoned hardrock mine site only if—</text><subparagraph id="idba1e18bc-99b8-424d-9ef9-ba7f694d4576"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Administrator determines that—</text><clause id="idffa8232a-43c6-470a-b20b-aa9670030569"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the person seeking the permit is a Good Samaritan;</text></clause><clause id="id4758ac7b-d853-4129-86b4-a3747b8bc491"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the application described in subsection (c) is complete;</text></clause><clause id="ida8f8296e-335d-45f9-8a65-b66752d710cb"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the project is designed to remediate historic mine residue at the abandoned hardrock mine site to protect human health and the environment;</text></clause><clause id="id3e9ac904-229c-45db-9f9a-83c97b736b75"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the proposed project is designed to meet all other goals, as determined by the Administrator, including any goals set forth in the application for the Good Samaritan permit that are accepted by the Administrator;</text></clause><clause id="idb7f7a179-3583-4f11-afb3-cb6ca30b13bb"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the proposed activities, as compared to the baseline conditions described in the permit, will make measurable progress toward achieving—</text><subclause id="id176e88ba-519e-492a-a171-3971af976486"><enum>(I)</enum><text>applicable water quality standards; </text></subclause><subclause id="idb2846ae3-d8cb-4af5-896b-64dba7a99bc7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>improved soil quality;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id294c93713f8d4f29a95872bb6408c3b2"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improved sediment quality;</text></subclause><subclause id="id70dd9c9d-99b8-467a-849d-9bd3530cb9d3"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>other improved environmental or safety conditions; or</text></subclause><subclause id="id0e48f8b2-c325-4434-a4cf-dc11812960a9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(V)</enum><text>reductions in threats to soil, sediment, or water quality or other environmental or safety conditions;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id223b6e5b-ea46-4010-97ed-859008664e3e"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the applicant has—</text><subclause id="idfd0a56ff-ef0d-4f05-b66a-e3d188d741b6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>demonstrated that the applicant has the proper and appropriate experience and capacity to complete the permitted work;</text></subclause><subclause id="id96357301-d813-4ad3-b8ce-28244fb43c35"><enum>(II)</enum><text>demonstrated that the applicant will complete the permitted work;</text></subclause><subclause id="idb22cf6a8-3bb0-4bf9-a33d-80de4387be9e"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the financial and other resources to address any contingencies identified in the Good Samaritan permit application described in subsections (b) and (c);</text></subclause><subclause id="id6bf586d7-c365-47c3-98f8-be1d6a7e1f33"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>granted access and provided the authority to review the records of the applicant relevant to compliance with the requirements of the Good Samaritan permit; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id082898fc-1640-45ba-9c39-c08c3afc7a78"><enum>(V)</enum><text>demonstrated, to the satisfaction of the Administrator, that—</text><item id="id6f744bf4-16f5-45fa-8fec-5fd37c9d0c4f"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the applicant has, or has access to, the financial resources to complete the project described in the Good Samaritan permit application, including any long-term monitoring and operations and maintenance that the Administrator may require the applicant to perform in the Good Samaritan permit; or</text></item><item id="id16ab5a04-0acc-4591-9aad-a21a4ccba4da"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the applicant has established a third-party financial assurance mechanism, such as a corporate guarantee from a parent or other corporate affiliate, letter of credit, trust, surety bond, or insurance to assure that funds are available to complete the permitted work, including for operations and maintenance and to address potential contingencies, that—</text><subitem id="id4c0758e8-b737-442a-a6eb-064ac114f61e"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>establishes the Administrator or the head of the Federal land management agency as the beneficiary of the third-party financial assurance mechanism; and </text></subitem><subitem id="ide78b4c41-ca64-4407-ba40-605bf30fc279" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>allows the Administrator to retain and use the funds from the financial assurance mechanism in the event the Good Samaritan does not complete the remediation under the Good Samaritan permit; and</text></subitem></item></subclause></clause><clause id="id7b1fc0ef-5ef9-4fe7-b16e-d27d46c573ae"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the project meets the requirements of this Act;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6aa49972-adc5-4cf4-b8a5-301ad7bba7fc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the State or Indian tribe with jurisdiction over land on which the abandoned hardrock mine site is located has been given an opportunity to review and, if necessary, comment on the grant of the Good Samaritan permit;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaf577b5e-c24a-4f20-aad1-bb5f28f3f38e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the case of a project proposed to be carried out under the Good Samaritan permit partially or entirely on land owned by the United States, pursuant to subsection (l), the head of the applicable Federal land management agency has signed a decision document approving the proposed project; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8cb7fff5-b738-4c23-bcb2-c2fdf6e3cc91"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Administrator or head of the Federal land management agency, as applicable, has provided—</text><clause id="id82af6b0d-de20-400b-a598-d7e4a5920e35"><enum>(i)</enum><text>environmental review and public comment procedures required by subsection (l); and</text></clause><clause id="id5c80d6fc-036f-43f6-96a0-c2e8f696f10f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a public hearing under that subsection, if requested.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9ca5c990-053c-465c-8a95-f5ab97fc375d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deadline</header><subparagraph id="idc3f27a9c-71a2-459b-8a51-e2998fbdff6a"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator shall grant or deny a Good Samaritan permit by not later than—</text><clause id="id94d544ff-631b-4fc8-925d-070e63e2e3b8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the date that is 180 days after the date of receipt by the Administrator of an application for the Good Samaritan permit that, as determined by the Administrator, is complete and meets all applicable requirements of subsection (c); or</text></clause><clause id="id0a3d4d73-e370-4cfa-b342-490ebdda20ed"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>such later date as may be determined by the Administrator with notification provided to the applicant.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6d7910de-d782-4f1f-b1b3-da424647f5bd"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Constructive denial</header><text>If the Administrator fails to grant or deny a Good Samaritan permit by the applicable deadline described in subparagraph (A), the application shall be considered to be denied.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc5b02038-0c85-4eec-8c1a-ea27a74f13a0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Discretionary action</header><text>The issuance of a permit by the Administrator and the approval of a project by the head of an applicable Federal land management agency shall be considered to be discretionary actions taken in the public interest.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idfc7b5ebd-9919-4e95-a0ea-619e74c47838"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Effect of permits</header><paragraph id="idca3e82bc-edd2-4987-98dc-12a051ad31ef"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A Good Samaritan and any cooperating person undertaking remediation activities identified in, carried out pursuant to, and in compliance with, a covered permit—</text><subparagraph id="ida9995529-60b7-435a-b964-d05cdcb3c8ad"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be considered to be in compliance with all requirements (including permitting requirements) under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.</external-xref>) (including any law or regulation implemented by a State or Indian tribe under section 402 or 404 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1342">33 U.S.C. 1342</external-xref>, 1344)) and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601">42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.</external-xref>) during the term of the covered permit, after the termination of the Good Samaritan permit, and after declining to convert an investigative sampling permit into a Good Samaritan permit, as applicable;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8ea92503-0383-4dfd-b16f-ecc71be486e0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall not be required to obtain a permit under, or to comply with, section 301, 302, 306, 307, 402, or 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1311">33 U.S.C. 1311</external-xref>, 1312, 1316, 1317, 1342, 1344), or any State or Tribal standards or regulations approved by the Administrator under those sections of that Act, during the term of the covered permit, after the termination of the Good Samaritan permit, and after declining to convert an investigative sampling permit into a Good Samaritan permit, as applicable; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idac885f18-bc87-4a2c-822e-bf7c9d91b96c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall not be required to obtain any authorizations, licenses, or permits that would otherwise not need to be obtained if the remediation was conducted pursuant to section 121 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9621">42 U.S.C. 9621</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4fc92da6-0592-4bbf-a5cf-1c59a13668d7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Unauthorized activities</header><subparagraph id="ide1dfad21-a17f-4136-bc76-d9a0501eec6a"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any person (including a Good Samaritan or any cooperating person) that carries out any activity, including activities relating to mineral exploration, processing, beneficiation, or mining, including development, that is not authorized by the applicable covered permit shall be subject to all applicable law.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc5bac228-7992-434b-aedf-446abdb81f8d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Liability</header><text>Any activity not authorized by a covered permit, as determined by the Administrator, may be subject to liability and enforcement under all applicable law, including—</text><clause id="idca935c34-e878-43d2-91c7-a6829a65f66a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></clause><clause id="idbdeea5fe-9d27-4228-a2f0-e448032e000a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601">42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id27172a4c-efca-48bf-812f-20b52fb4fcec"><enum>(3)</enum><header>No enforcement or liability for Good Samaritans</header><subparagraph id="ide7dfd3f0-2a64-4b59-b31f-3945853e6281"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraphs (D) and (E), a Good Samaritan or cooperating person that is conducting a remediation activity identified in, pursuant to, and in compliance with a covered permit shall not be subject to enforcement or liability described in subparagraph (B) for—</text><clause id="id406ae997-22dd-4cd8-ac1a-ae96e158e799"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any actions undertaken that are authorized by the covered permit; or </text></clause><clause id="idc125d330-30bf-44de-ac60-d3727050118a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any past, present, or future releases, threats of releases, or discharges of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants at or from the abandoned hardrock mine site that is the subject of the covered permit (including any releases, threats of releases, or discharges that occurred prior to the grant of the covered permit). </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc8fc6da1-c182-44ac-b3bf-934374cfe83f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Enforcement or liability described</header><text>Enforcement or liability referred to in subparagraph (A) is enforcement, civil or criminal penalties, citizen suits and any liabilities for response costs, natural resource damage, or contribution under—</text><clause id="id676b4e10-8246-4bee-9300-48404ea2c3e3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.</external-xref>) (including under any law or regulation administered by a State or Indian tribe under that Act); or </text></clause><clause id="id593e7c1e-6fa6-4ecc-8acc-ee94e5d1f556"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601">42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7fe2dbe9-2112-4225-b5ff-02bc2c45a4a8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Duration of applicability</header><text>Subparagraph (A) shall apply during the term of the covered permit, after the termination of the Good Samaritan permit, and after declining to convert an investigative sampling permit into a Good Samaritan permit, as applicable.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1b3b1d81-ce52-4d5a-8af5-ee6a03c073b3"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Other parties</header><text>Nothing in subparagraph (A) limits the liability of any person that is not described in that subparagraph.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8305ff65-0169-4810-b3ba-601f84ccc42f"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Decline in environmental conditions</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), if a Good Samaritan or cooperating person fails to comply with any term, condition, or limitation of a covered permit and that failure results in surface water quality or other environmental conditions that the Administrator determines are measurably worse than the baseline conditions as described in the permit (in the case of a Good Samaritan permit) or the conditions as described pursuant to subsection (d)(3)(B), if applicable (in the case of an investigative sampling permit), at the abandoned hardrock mine site, the Administrator shall—</text><clause id="idcaa55003-0239-4358-b3dc-cbd809079882"><enum>(i)</enum><text>notify the Good Samaritan or cooperating person, as applicable, of the failure to comply; and</text></clause><clause id="ida4a1df60-92e9-4855-af48-024f1dda25f3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>require the Good Samaritan or the cooperating person, as applicable, to undertake reasonable measures, as determined by the Administrator, to return surface water quality or other environmental conditions to those conditions.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc264f764-f54f-498b-a948-0a3c46ad40b7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Failure to correct</header><text>Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a Good Samaritan or cooperating person that fails to take any actions required under subparagraph (E)(ii) within a reasonable period of time, as established by the Administrator.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73a75d2a-0d02-46c4-bf66-ad3540955e89"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Minor or corrected permit violations</header><text>For purposes of this paragraph, the failure to comply with a term, condition, or limitation of a Good Samaritan permit or investigative sampling permit shall not be considered a permit violation or noncompliance with that permit if—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4b1fdf4b-485c-4b37-9a3b-9a63b95e012f"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that failure or noncompliance does not result in a measurable adverse impact, as determined by the Administrator, on water quality or other environmental conditions; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4bc1771c-18db-468f-adeb-c7ad3f9addf9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Good Samaritan or cooperating person complies with subparagraph (E)(ii).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3a17d059-5450-4a99-8ccf-cd18db4c6a1a"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Public notification of adverse event</header><text>A Good Samaritan shall notify all appropriate Federal, State, Tribal, and local entities of any unplanned or previously unknown release of historic mine residue caused by the actions of the Good Samaritan or any cooperating person in accordance with—</text><paragraph id="id9e073ee7-8b7c-49c7-b79b-fdae2e8213c6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>section 103 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9603">42 U.S.C. 9603</external-xref>);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4e69be45-7e0a-4bf1-8a26-cb4f040402a2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>section 304 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11004">42 U.S.C. 11004</external-xref>);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id72b80728-7099-489b-8d22-4a1ce1e47ab7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id90d1df66-aecf-434e-9f3f-e503052cae5b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any other applicable provision of Federal law; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3b5c9cb2-729e-46e2-b545-37cf377c25ef"><enum>(5)</enum><text>any other applicable provision of State, Tribal, or local law.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5165dc00-5800-421b-9785-a7c6b0be7702"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Grant eligibility</header><text>A remediation project conducted under a Good Samaritan permit shall be eligible for funding pursuant to—</text><paragraph id="id41ec7cc4-c7a6-451d-967f-251a0bbb4a6b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>section 319 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1329">33 U.S.C. 1329</external-xref>), for activities that are eligible for funding under that section; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide566950d-c5c8-4051-a3a8-126fa0568863"><enum>(2)</enum><text>section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9604">42 U.S.C. 9604(k)</external-xref>), subject to the condition that the recipient of the funding is otherwise eligible under that section to receive a grant to assess or remediate contamination at the site covered by the Good Samaritan permit.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb33aa07f-21b0-4de6-be2f-4ee947d4f5b0"><enum>(q)</enum><header>Emergency authority and liability</header><paragraph id="id9a7b6d7b-a778-4eac-8daf-7e5a1cb419fe"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Emergency authority</header><text>Nothing in this section affects the authority of—</text><subparagraph id="id84c18271-075a-48fb-8ab6-9079cfa4d2f3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Administrator to take any responsive action authorized by law; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2e140d70-5223-49da-bdc4-da363871d99c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a Federal, State, Tribal, or local agency to carry out any emergency authority, including an emergency authority provided under Federal, State, Tribal, or local law.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8b675134-7ba5-4413-b7b2-0875e4aa0509"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Liability</header><text>Except as specifically provided in this Act, nothing in this Act, a Good Samaritan permit, or an investigative sampling permit limits the liability of any person (including a Good Samaritan or any cooperating person) under any provision of law.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id98d34e5a-e624-4002-9354-d637ff097679"><enum>(r)</enum><header>Termination of Good Samaritan permit</header><paragraph id="id0c5d29a5-7cc0-4e81-bde9-bf7129578ca8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A Good Samaritan permit shall terminate, as applicable—</text><subparagraph id="id83aa5310-f71e-4ca4-91d1-5d4ab20d7b02"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on inspection and notice from the Administrator to the recipient of the Good Samaritan permit that the permitted work has been completed in accordance with the terms of the Good Samaritan permit, as determined by the Administrator;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6a51f11f-4bb9-41a6-943b-b9b49489d5ab"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the Administrator terminates a permit under paragraph (4)(B); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc0f3329d-7f39-41af-86ec-f2937a81652e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>except as provided in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="id574982b8-416c-4d6f-823b-814b767a16aa"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on the date that is 18 months after the date on which the Administrator granted the Good Samaritan permit, if the permitted work has not commenced by that date; or</text></clause><clause id="id882924a6-120a-431f-8129-464599762e52"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if the grant of the Good Samaritan permit was the subject of a petition for judicial review, on the date that is 18 months after the date on which the judicial review, including any appeals, has concluded, if the permitted work has not commenced by that date.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id979092e2-4ef8-4595-adfb-35489e75d09e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Extension</header><subparagraph id="id2fe39307-0354-4075-94f7-afdac7638a30"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the Administrator is otherwise required to terminate a Good Samaritan permit under paragraph (1)(C), the Administrator may grant an extension of the Good Samaritan permit.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id787ccede-f70a-43dc-bee7-a9cfceaed1cc"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Any extension granted under subparagraph (A) shall be not more than 180 days for each extension.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id21f050bf-8b2e-43fb-a90e-4d3508692359"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect of termination</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0765b406-239d-4d78-9f15-64a5ba40197a"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Notwithstanding the termination of a Good Samaritan permit<italic></italic> under paragraph (1), but subject to subparagraph (B), the provisions of paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (n) shall continue to apply to the Good Samaritan and any cooperating persons after the termination, including to any long-term operations and maintenance pursuant to the agreement under paragraph (5).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1889cf6b-de2a-4f39-82d8-749ec6a2a1ab"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Degradation of surface water quality</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idba9ec285-6ce7-49b4-9330-9ac3d81c4105"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Opportunity to return to baseline conditions</header><text>If, at the time that 1 or more of the conditions described in paragraph (1) are met but before the Good Samaritan permit is terminated, actions by the Good Samaritan or cooperating person have caused surface water quality at the abandoned hardrock mine site to be measurably worse, as determined by the Administrator, when compared to baseline conditions described in the permit, the Administrator shall, before terminating the Good Samaritan permit, provide the Good Samaritan or cooperating person, as applicable, the opportunity to return surface water quality to those baseline conditions.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1a9b6fc3-2f82-46f4-b416-e1a1b9c6c741"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>If, pursuant to clause (i), the applicable Good Samaritan or cooperating person does not return the surface water quality at the abandoned hardrock mine site to the baseline conditions described in the permit, as determined by the Administrator, subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the Good Samaritan or any cooperating persons.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc3d4d832-f6b5-4794-81e7-bea2cc767895"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Unforeseen circumstances</header><subparagraph id="id28311e1c-39f9-4a0c-ab78-daec844587a5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The recipient of a Good Samaritan permit may seek to modify or terminate the Good Samaritan permit to take into account any event or condition that—</text><clause id="idc647b19b-64b4-4642-b80b-aeeeeebfa2a0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>significantly reduces the feasibility or significantly increases the cost of completing the remediation project that is the subject of the Good Samaritan permit;</text></clause><clause id="idead61e6a-bb9a-403c-9602-375d6dfa0531"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>was not—</text><subclause id="ida24d6677-8419-4768-b21d-25ab9ca49794"><enum>(I)</enum><text>reasonably contemplated by the recipient of the Good Samaritan permit; or</text></subclause><subclause id="ide3d426d1-c502-4c62-8c90-fe938c93e114"><enum>(II)</enum><text>taken into account in the remediation plan of the recipient of the Good Samaritan permit; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id2106ad34-1dee-4020-a928-2419641657df"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is beyond the control of the recipient of the Good Samaritan permit, as determined by the Administrator.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id58ff12b0-1490-49b1-828b-801b1cb7d992"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The Administrator shall terminate a Good Samaritan permit if—</text><clause id="id9048051e-1dc7-49d4-92db-81af36570b20"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the recipient of the Good Samaritan permit seeks termination of the permit under subparagraph (A);</text></clause><clause id="idc2a68447-b491-4603-8fa1-b02dbd581578"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the factors described in subparagraph (A) are satisfied; and</text></clause><clause id="id00c83dd9-db15-4861-ae31-131ca3cca62a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Administrator determines that remediation activities conducted by the Good Samaritan or cooperating person pursuant to the Good Samaritan permit may result in surface water quality conditions, or any other environmental conditions, that will be worse than the baseline conditions, as described in the Good Samaritan permit, as applicable.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8939b8d1-9c69-4f19-8eaf-c5c912d762e0"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Long-term operations and maintenance</header><text>In the case of a project that involves long-term operations and maintenance at an abandoned hardrock mine site located on land owned by the United States, the project may be considered complete and the Administrator, in coordination with the applicable Federal land management agency, may terminate the Good Samaritan permit under this subsection if the applicable Good Samaritan has entered into an agreement with the applicable Federal land management agency or a cooperating person for the long-term operations and maintenance that includes sufficient funding for the long-term operations and maintenance.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0f0bf150-5497-4d92-a64b-5fb371283325"><enum>(s)</enum><header>Regulations</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85ee88a8-3b28-45a1-bcdd-9e232039c27b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (2), the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, and appropriate State, Tribal, and local officials, may promulgate any regulations that the Administrator determines to be necessary to carry out this Act.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide4c09a2d-47cd-4bce-9267-2fd1192d7174"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Guidance if no regulations promulgated</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79833665c5be4adc9a58f793704939ff"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Administrator does not initiate a regulatory process to promulgate regulations under paragraph (1) within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Energy, and appropriate State, Tribal, and local officials, shall issue guidance establishing specific requirements that the Administrator determines would facilitate the implementation of this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id476a7f82379e4636b6e6233842845c0e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Public comments</header><text>Before finalizing any guidance issued under subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall hold a 30-day public comment period.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id59e5279f-72c4-428c-b1cc-8e8aca1874e0" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSEV00"><enum>5.</enum><header>Special accounts</header><subsection id="id3c20d0d1-2f59-4d3a-9b57-fd7df2e0b100"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established in the Treasury of the United States a Good Samaritan Mine Remediation Fund (referred to in this section as a <quote>Fund</quote>) for—</text><paragraph id="idf29b5153-925b-4aed-b51c-8d952b94909d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>each Federal land management agency that authorizes a Good Samaritan to conduct a project on Federal land under the jurisdiction of that Federal land management agency under a Good Samaritan permit; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id45a67c3d-047e-41d6-8cc6-be7b4f2ed1d2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Environmental Protection Agency.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3e173398-384e-463f-8c0a-05e02a3ab71d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deposits</header><text>Each Fund shall consist of—</text><paragraph id="id3ee34bc4-2e7f-43a7-a663-8e2eced80250"><enum>(1)</enum><text>amounts provided in appropriation Acts;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id60464c39-9747-4bed-9ba4-3f9c9557f400"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any proceeds from reprocessing deposited under section 4(f)(4)(B)(iv);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9bb0adf1-58c4-41fd-a156-f20ba3dc13af"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any financial assurance funds collected from an agreement described in section 4(m)(1)(A)(vi)(V)(bb);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcbee9706-e87c-442d-acc7-63ca78f32ad8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any funds collected for long-term operations and maintenance under an agreement under section 4(r)(5);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idde222901-b725-4dad-a92d-2a5e17cb44e9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>any interest earned under an investment under subsection (c);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id48174244-23d2-4eb8-be2a-6cab4a0297ea"><enum>(6)</enum><text>any proceeds from the sale or redemption of investments held in the Fund; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfaa4bf54-1a76-4ae6-afc5-0e5f9251caa5"><enum>(7)</enum><text>any amounts donated to the Fund by any person.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide341dfe8-751f-49f3-8f9c-b593336d8bbc"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Unused funds</header><text>Amounts in each Fund not currently needed to carry out this Act shall be—</text><paragraph id="id51d96614-21a6-4642-861f-014bcb4b1115"><enum>(1)</enum><text>maintained as readily available or on deposit;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id406a9662-4944-4713-8235-f2ffddec2806"><enum>(2)</enum><text>invested in obligations of the United States or guaranteed by the United States; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id27d8e57b-5897-4241-b858-fe46f29517e2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>invested in obligations, participations, or other instruments that are lawful investments for a fiduciary, a trust, or public funds.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id70cc78b0-aefe-4aa5-80dc-d874aa32b3a0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Retain and use authority</header><text>The Administrator and each head of a Federal land management agency, as appropriate, may, notwithstanding any other provision of law, retain and use money deposited in the applicable Fund without fiscal year limitation for the purpose of carrying out this Act.</text></subsection></section><section id="idabc6b9d4-5963-4c4c-bc54-caabb9babf63" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSEV00"><enum>6.</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><subsection id="ide6cc12dc-9401-4628-a364-b35e6c89de88"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 8 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the heads of Federal land management agencies, shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report evaluating the Good Samaritan pilot program under this Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="id390cafd0-ce52-4dee-8153-bc86ee39eb0d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The report under subsection (a) shall include—</text><paragraph id="idef1eb4f5-149c-4f71-9f5b-26517d24ce69"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of—</text><subparagraph id="idb10ca6c4-83f9-4a09-bb81-617ad1c6bf15"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number, types, and objectives of Good Samaritan permits granted pursuant to this Act; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id95395b9e-e640-4bc1-901a-2a9b1c70016d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>each remediation project authorized by those Good Samaritan permits;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7db827e4-64bc-4983-ac1c-fb808d333782"><enum>(2)</enum><text>interim or final qualitative and quantitative data on the results achieved under the Good Samaritan permits before the date of issuance of the report;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id95ffd12b-3690-4cba-8a59-b627b1877369"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a description of—</text><subparagraph id="idf6448cdb-3d67-456d-92c0-4aaf3d0de9df"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any problems encountered in administering this Act; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id335f0685-2b56-4fbc-bce9-e0f581a2724e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>whether the problems have been or can be remedied by administrative action (including amendments to existing law);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb2e91791-040d-4926-8952-869ef01a7df4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a description of progress made in achieving the purposes of this Act; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id34b461c9-ea50-419d-a3bd-eb727aad183c" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text>recommendations on whether the Good Samaritan pilot program under this Act should be continued, including a description of any modifications (including amendments to existing law) required to continue administering this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></legis-body><endorsement><action-date date="20240125">January 25, 2024</action-date><action-desc>Reported with an amendment</action-desc></endorsement></bill> |
