United States · Bill · S
S. 2976 (101st)
National Mine Waste Technology Center Act of 1990
Introduced
3 August 1990
Last action
3 August 1990 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sponsors
Rep. Baucus, Max [D-MT-1], Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT]
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
26 August 2025
Summary
National Mine Waste Technology Center Act of 1990 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish the National Mine Waste Technology Center for mining waste technology research, development, and demonstration at the Department of Energy testing facility in Butte, Montana. Requires the Administrator and the Secretary of Energy to enter into cooperative agreements to provide for research, evaluation, testing, development, and demonstration of alternative or innovative technologies which may be used for: (1) managing mining waste and other industrial waste with similar contaminants; and (2) response actions to achieve permanent protection of human health and the environment at the Butte/Clarkford Superfund site in Montana, and in other parts of the country with similar environmental contamination. Authorizes appropriations.
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Timeline
3 August 1990
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Source: IntroReferral
3 August 1990
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · undated · Official file
Documents
2 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 3 August 1990
Sponsors
- Rep. Baucus, Max [D-MT-1] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] · R · Sponsor
- · ssev00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/2976
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/s/2976
- us · 101-s-2976 · source updated 26 August 2025