United States · Bill · S
S. 2135 (114th)
A bill to address the liability of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the Animas and San Juan Rivers spill.
Introduced
5 October 2015
Last action
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Subjects
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Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
This bill removes the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) immunity from claims relating to the August 2015 spill of hazardous waste from an abandoned gold mine in Colorado into the Animas River and the San Juan River. Civil actions relating to that spill must be commenced within 10 years after the cause of action accrues. The EPA must work with states and Indian tribes affected by the spill to develop, fund, and implement a long-term monitoring program for water and sediment quality of those rivers.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 October 2015
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 October 2015
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 5 October 2015
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2135
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/2135