S 1389 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Homestake Mine Conveyance Act of 2001

Introduced Aug 3, 2001 Originated Senate Sponsor Thomas A. Daschle D-SD

Latest action · Dec 19, 2001 Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedAug 3, 2001
Passed SenateNov 15, 2001
Passed HouseDec 18, 2001
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Homestake Mine Conveyance Act of 2001 - Prescribes procedural guidelines for the conveyance by the Homestake Mining Company of California of certain portions of the Homestake Mine to the State of South Dakota (the State), for national underground laboratory scientific research purposes.

(Sec. 4) Conditions such conveyance upon acceptance by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of a specified due diligence Mine inspection report conducted by an independent entity.

Sets forth EPA review and approval parameters.

(Sec. 6) Prescribes guidelines for Federal assumption of liability for specified damages including: (1) reclamation; (2) hazardous substance response; and (3) closure of the Mine and the national laboratory therein.

(Sec. 7) Requires the State to obtain: (1) property and liability insurance for the Mine and operation of the laboratory; and (2) unemployment compensation insurance and worker's compensation insurance.

(Sec. 8) Requires the State to: (1) establish an Environment and Project Trust Fund to pay for designated environmental and Mine closure expenses; and (2) obtain the approval of the Administrator before disposing of any material quantity of laboratory waste rock if the disposal site is on land not conveyed under this Act, and the State determines that such disposal could result in commingling of laboratory waste rock with waste rock disposed of by Homestake before such conveyance date.

(Sec. 11) States that this Act shall be effective contingent upon the selection of the Mine by the National Science Foundation as a national underground laboratory site.

(Sec. 15) Amends title IV part A of the Social Security Act (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) to rescind by $100 million the appropriations for bonus payments to the States to reward decreases in the illegitimacy ratio.

Instructs the Director of the Congressional Budget Office and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to project the baseline assumption with respect to the amount of bonus grants for fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter without regard to such rescinded amount.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Aug 3, 2001.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-SD	Tim Johnson	Original	Aug 3, 2001

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
Senate	Environment and Public Works Committee	Referred Aug 3, 2001Discharged Nov 16, 2001

Actions 15

Everything that happened, newest first.

Dec 19, 2001Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
Dec 18, 2001Mr. Cannon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Dec 18, 2001Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10214-10219)
Dec 18, 2001DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1389.
Dec 18, 2001Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10214-10217)
Dec 18, 2001Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 16, 2001Received in the House.
Nov 16, 2001Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 16, 2001Held at the desk.
Nov 15, 2001Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 15, 2001Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S11916)
Nov 15, 2001Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Aug 3, 2001Introduced in Senate
Aug 3, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8963-8964)
Aug 3, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8964-8966)

In the Congressional Record 4

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Extensions	Debate and remarks E2358	James V. Hansen R-UT	Dec 20, 2001
House	Debate and remarks H10214–H10219Text printed H10214–H10217	Chris Cannon R-UT, John Thune R-SD, Nick J. Rahall II D-WV, Paul E. Gillmor R-OH, Sherwood Boehlert R-NY	Dec 18, 2001
Senate	Debate and remarks S11916Amendments S11963	Thomas A. Daschle D-SD (amendment)	Nov 15, 2001
Senate	Debate and remarks S8963Text printed S8964–S8966	Thomas A. Daschle D-SD (text)	Aug 3, 2001

Amendments 1

Amendments offered to this bill.

Amendment	Description	Offered by	Status
SA 2161	To provide a complete substitute.	Thomas A. Daschle D-SD	Amendment SA 2161 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain real property in South Dakota to the State of South Dakota with indemnification by the United States government, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Homestake Mine Conveyance Act of 2001
Short Titles as Passed Senate: Homestake Mine Conveyance Act of 2001

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

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