US Congress House Bill 697 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on July 25 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-07-25 - Became Public Law No: 113-135.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Henderson Redevelopment Agency of the city of Henderson, Nevada, all right, title, and interest of the United States of the approximately 948 identified acres of Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land within the Three Kids Mine Project Site (the federal land). Requires the Henderson Redevelopment Agency to pay the fair market value, if any, for the federal land. Directs the Secretary to determine the fair market value of the federal land based on an appraisal that does not take into account any existing contamination. Requires the Henderson Redevelopment Agency to reimburse the Secretary for appraisal costs. Directs the Secretary to prepare a reasonable estimate of the costs to assess, remediate, and reclaim the Three Kids Mine Project Site. Requires the Mine Remediation and Reclamation Agreement to be an enforceable consent order or agreement administered by the state. (Sec. 4) Withdraws the federal land, for a 10-year period, beginning on the earlier of enactment, or on the date of conveyance, from: (1) entry, appropriation, operation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and the geothermal leasing laws. Relinquishes and revokes, subject to valid existing rights, any withdrawal that includes any portion of the federal land for which the Bureau of Reclamation has no further need. Declares that nothing in this Act diminishes, hinders, or interferes with the exclusive and perpetual use by existing rights holders of the operation, maintenance, and improvement of water conveyance infrastructure and facilities situated on the federal land constructed or permitted by the Bureau of Reclamation before the effective date of this Act. (Sec. 5) Adjusts the boundary of the River Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern to exclude any portion of the Three Kids Mine Project Site. (Sec. 6) Applies the responsibility for complying with the mine remediation and reclamation agreement executed under section 3, upon completion of the conveyance, to the responsible party and the state of Nevada. (Defines "responsible party" as the private sector entity designated by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, and approved by the state, to complete the assessment, remediation, reclamation, and redevelopment of the Three Kids Mine Project Site.) (Sec. 7) Makes the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 inapplicable to land conveyed under this Act.

Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act

Rep. Joseph Heck [R-NV]

Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]

Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV]

Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-07-25	Senate	Became Public Law No: 113-135.
2014-07-25	Senate	Signed by President.
2014-07-17	Senate	Presented to President.
2014-07-10	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2014-07-09	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4355-4364)
2014-04-08	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 353.
2014-04-08	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Landrieu without amendment. With written report No. 113-147.
2013-11-21	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2013-07-23	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2013-07-22	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2013-07-22	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4831-4832)
2013-07-22	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 697.
2013-07-22	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4831-4833)
2013-07-22	House	Mr. Hastings (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2013-07-08	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 99.
2013-07-08	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-137.
2013-06-12	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2013-06-12	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2013-06-12	House	Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
2013-06-12	House	Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
2013-03-21	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2013-02-27	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2013-02-27	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
2013-02-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

SB343 (Related) 2013-07-30 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-85.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/697/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr697/BILLS-113hr697ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr697/BILLS-113hr697rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr697/BILLS-113hr697eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr697/BILLS-113hr697rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr697/BILLS-113hr697enr.pdf