[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 5511 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
2d Session
H. R. 5511
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 20 (legislative day, June 19), 2008
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
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AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of
Reclamation, to remedy problems caused by a collapsed drainage tunnel
in Leadville, Colorado, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LEADVILLE MINE DRAINAGE TUNNEL REMEDIATION.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Leadville Mine
Drainage Tunnel Remediation Act of 2008''.
(b) Tunnel Remediation.--The Reclamation Projects Authorization and
Adjustment Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-575) is amended as follows:
(1) By striking section 705.
(2) In section 708(a)--
(A) by striking ``(a)'' and inserting ``(a)(1)'';
(B) by striking ``The Secretary shall have'' and
inserting ``Except as provided by paragraph (2), the
Secretary shall have''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) The Secretary shall participate in the implementation of the
operable unit 6 remedy for the California Gulch Superfund Site, as such
remedy is defined in the Environmental Protection Agency's 2003 Record
of Decision for such operable unit, by--
``(A) treating water behind any blockage or bulkhead in the
Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel, including surface water
diverted into the Tunnel workings as part of the remedy; and
``(B) managing and maintaining the mine pool behind such
blockage or bulkhead at a level that precludes surface runoff
and releases and minimizes the potential for tunnel failure due
to excessive water pressure in the tunnel.''.
(3) In section 708(f), by striking ``and 708'' and
inserting ``, 708, and 709''.
(4) By adding at the end of title VII the following:
``SEC. 709. TUNNEL MAINTENANCE.
``The Secretary shall take such steps to repair or maintain the
structural integrity of the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel (LMDT) as
may be necessary in order to prevent tunnel failure and to preclude
uncontrolled release of water from any portion of the tunnel.''.
(5) In the table of sections contained in section 2--
(A) by striking the item relating to section 705;
and
(B) by inserting after the item relating to section
708 the following new item:
``Sec. 709. Tunnel maintenance.''.
Passed the House of Representatives June 19, 2008.
Attest:
LORRAINE C. MILLER,
Clerk.