Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) construct, operate, and maintain a water treatment plant for the Leadville Mine in Colorado; and (2) install concrete lining on the rehabilitated portion of the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel.
Specifies that: (1) such treatment plant shall be designed and constructed to treat the quantity and quality of effluent historically discharged from such Tunnel; and (2) construction, operation, and maintenance costs of the works authorized by this Act shall be nonreimbursable. Authorizes appropriations
Authorizes the Secretary to formulate and implement a program for the restoration of fish and wildlife resources of those portions of the Arkansas River Basin affected by the effluent discharged from the Tunnel. Requires the Secretary to submit a copy of the proposed program to the Congress.
Permits the Secretary to conduct investigations of water pollution sources and impacts attributed to mining and other development in the Upper Arkansas River Basin and to develop and implement corrective action demonstration projects for the Basin. Limits the Federal share of implementing such plans to 60 percent of the total cost.
Became Public Law No: 102-575.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
See H.R.429.
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