Contact Congress about H.R. 3713: Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2025

The EPA would create a new office focused on cleanup of old hardrock mines. It would coordinate agencies and communities, track priority sites, and plan uranium mine cleanup on the Navajo Nation.

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Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2025 is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Latest action on H.R. 3713: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects communities near old hardrock mines, especially places dealing with polluted soil or water. It also affects Tribal governments, including the Navajo Nation, because the bill requires consultation and a special uranium mine cleanup plan. States, local governments, EPA regional offices, federal land agencies, Alaska Native Corporations, and cleanup contractors could also be involved in planning and cleanup work.

Why this matters: Old hardrock mines can leave pollution that harms water, soil, wildlife, and nearby people. Cleanup can move slowly because many agencies, landowners, laws, and funding sources may be involved. This bill tries to make that work more organized by giving the EPA one office focused on these mine sites. Its real effect would still depend on future funding, existing cleanup laws, and action by responsible parties.

Key provisions in H.R. 3713

• The bill creates an Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains inside the EPA's solid waste programs. A Director chosen by the EPA Administrator would lead it.
• A covered mine site means land, water, and nearby watersheds tied to hardrock mining. It covers places where ore or mineral extraction, processing, or related work has stopped.
• The office must use EPA powers that already exist. The bill does not give the EPA new regulatory power or create new default cleanup standards.
• The EPA would coordinate cleanup at covered mine sites, including sites in Indian country. It would work with federal, state, Tribal, local, private, and other partners.
• The EPA Administrator must make a yearly list of priority covered mine sites for cleanup. The EPA must report to named congressional committees on how it chose the sites and how cleanup is going.

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What is H.R. 3713?

The EPA would create a new office focused on cleanup of old hardrock mines. It would coordinate agencies and communities, track priority sites, and plan uranium mine cleanup on the Navajo Nation.

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