Creates office to coordinate abandoned mine cleanups

Creates an office within the Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines and requires a 10-year plan for Navajo Nation uranium sites.

• Creates the Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains inside the Environmental Protection Agency
• Requires an annual list of priority mine sites and reports to Congress on cleanup status
• Directs a 10-year interagency plan for Navajo Nation abandoned uranium mine sites, first due September 30, 2028
• States the office gets no new regulatory authority beyond what the agency already has

Passed the Senate · House's turn

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