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DEQ, supporters back HB 58 to direct orphan-share funds to CR Kendall mine reclamation
Summary
House Bill 58 would allow a portion of existing orphan-share–derived funds to be directed to long-term reclamation and water treatment at the CR Kendall mine; DEQ said federal funding for abandoned-mine work through 2038 allows this reallocation without reducing Libby Asbestos Superfund support.
The committee heard House Bill 58, which would revise distribution of certain orphan-share and Environmental Quality Protection Fund dollars to allow ongoing reclamation and water-treatment costs at the CR Kendall mine.
DEQ’s Air, Energy and Mining Division Administrator Dan Walsh said current statute directs transfer of $1,200,000 each fiscal year from an orphan-share account to the Environmental Quality Protection…
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