WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Environmental Protection Agency has issued a notice called: Financial Assurance Guidance for the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on March 5 by Lee Zeldin, Administrator.
Summary: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is announcing the availability of the final guidance titled "Guidance on Financial Assurance Requirements in the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024." The Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024 (the Act) establishes a pilot program authorizing the Administrator of the EPA, among other things, to grant up to 15 Good Samaritan permits for low-risk pr...