The CLEAN UP Mines Act would require timely reclamation by setting enforceable deadlines for reclamation milestones and improve inspections and monitoring protocols for surface water and ground water during mining and reclamation.
I will support legislation to protect streams and lands impacted by mining by requiring timely reclamation deadlines and improving surface and groundwater inspections and monitoring during mining and reclamation.
Occurrences
Evidence
Rep. Beyer's office announced that he introduced the CLEAN UP Mines Act to strengthen protections for streams and lands impacted by mining, including enforceable reclamation milestones and improved surface- and groundwater inspection and monitoring during mining and reclamation.
Congress.gov lists Rep. Donald S. Beyer as sponsor of H.R.8062, introduced April 18, 2024. The bill text amends surface mining law to set reclamation schedules and require quarterly monitoring of surface water and groundwater during mining and reclamation.
Beyer’s office said he introduced the CLEAN UP Mines Act, which would require timely reclamation deadlines and improve surface-water and groundwater inspection and monitoring during mining and reclamation.
Assessments
Beyer materially followed through by introducing the CLEAN UP Mines Act while serving in office, and the bill text matches the promise’s core elements: timely reclamation deadlines plus stronger surface- and groundwater inspection and monitoring during mining and reclamation. The commitment was to support legislation, not necessarily to enact it, so this counts as delivered on the basis of his sponsored legislative action.
The promise was to support legislation, not necessarily to secure enactment. Rep. Beyer sponsored or introduced bills that directly match the promised policy: mining-related stream and land protections, enforceable/timely reclamation requirements, and improved surface-water and groundwater inspection or monitoring during mining and reclamation. Because the payload does not identify the campaign term or promise date needed to tie the action to the same congressional term, timing is unknown.